While freetype version 2.1.10 (as used in Debian sid)
still has the source code constructs described in this
bug report, the result does seem to work fine on a 64-bit
arch (amd64).

* It builds without any of the characteristic 64-bit
  unclean warnings.
  
* I can run
    ttfbanner -p 8 $f test
  without crashing for every .ttf file on my system (which
  does not include ARIAL.TTF).

* Fitting 32-bits into an unsigned long is a satisfactory
  and standards-compliant way to program.  It may be wasteful
  on a 64-bit machine, but it does not (necessarily) get the
  wrong answer.

* The version with claimed 64-bit bugs is five years old.
  Any real 64-bit bugs that once existed probably got fixed
  upstream years ago.

Unless someone (Chris?) comes up with a live, reproducible
64-bit bug in this package, I suggest this bug get closed.

    - Larry

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