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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ace/Reactor.h b/ace/Reactor.h
index 93d2996e4c0..926140586a5 100644
--- a/ace/Reactor.h
+++ b/ace/Reactor.h
@@ -146,13 +146,24 @@ public:
   // Register <event_handler> with <mask>.  The I/O handle is provided
   // through the <io_handle> parameter.
  
+#if defined (ACE_WIN32)
+
+  // Originally this interface was available for all platforms, but
+  // because ACE_HANDLE is an int on non-Win32 platforms, compilers
+  // are not able to tell the difference between
+  // register_handler(ACE_Event_Handler*,ACE_Reactor_Mask) and
+  // register_handler(ACE_Event_Handler*,ACE_HANDLE). Therefore, we
+  // have restricted this method to Win32 only.
+
   virtual int register_handler (ACE_Event_Handler *event_handler, 
 				ACE_HANDLE event_handle = ACE_INVALID_HANDLE);
   // Register an <event_handler> that will be notified when
   // <event_handle> is signaled.  Since no event mask is passed
   // through this interface, it is assumed that the <event_handle>
   // being passed in is an event handle and not an I/O handle.
- 
+
+#endif /* ACE_WIN32 */
+
   virtual int register_handler (ACE_HANDLE event_handle,
 				ACE_HANDLE io_handle,
 				ACE_Event_Handler *event_handler,