4 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flatom_pr.cpp b/externals/grill/flext/source/flatom_pr.cpp
index a77374b9..10eaa54b 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flatom_pr.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flatom_pr.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ bool flext::PrintAtom(const t_atom &a,char *buf,int bufsz)
 //#pragma message("Not implemented")
 #endif
 	else {
-		ERRINTERNAL();
+        error("flext: atom type unknown");
 		ok = false;
 	}
 	return ok;
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h b/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h
index c18fd29c..47f15ec1 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flext.h
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 */
 
 //! \brief flext version number
-#define FLEXT_VERSION 500
+#define FLEXT_VERSION 405
 
 //! \brief flext version string
-#define FLEXT_VERSTR "0.5.0pre"
+#define FLEXT_VERSTR "0.4.5"
 
 //! @}
 
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flsupport.h b/externals/grill/flext/source/flsupport.h
index 283466ac..c964c66e 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flsupport.h
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flsupport.h
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public:
 	//!	@}  FLEXT_S_MEMORY  	
 };
 
+// at the moment it's a real problem that global overloading of allocators
+// clashes with MFC (e.g. in vst~)
+// therefore... try to think over it
+#if 0 
 
 #if !defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(__BORLANDC__)
 #define NEWTHROW throw(std::bad_alloc)
@@ -86,6 +90,8 @@ inline void *operator new[](size_t bytes) NEWTHROW { return flext_root::operator
 inline void operator delete[](void *blk) DELTHROW { flext_root::operator delete[](blk); }
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 
 class FLEXT_SHARE FLEXT_CLASSDEF(flext);
 typedef class FLEXT_CLASSDEF(flext) flext;
diff --git a/externals/grill/flext/source/flthr.cpp b/externals/grill/flext/source/flthr.cpp
index 65fd4c3b..082fd161 100644
--- a/externals/grill/flext/source/flthr.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/flext/source/flthr.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ WARRANTIES, see the file, "license.txt," in this distribution.
 #include <sys/timeb.h>
 #endif
 
+#if FLEXT_THREADS == FLEXT_THR_WIN32 && WINVER < 0x0500
+#error WIN32 threads need Windows SDK version >= 0x500
+#endif
+
+
 #include <errno.h>
 
 //! Thread id of system thread