Most of the time, these checks really don't do anything, and indeed, sometimes they just create exciting new opportunities for bugs, for instance when cross-compiling.

大部分时候，这些检查并不会实际做什么事情，实际上，有时它们只是为现有bug创造一些令人兴奋的新机会，举例来说，在交叉编译时就需要如此。

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Indeed, public figures sometimes seem not just weak but malevolent.

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