Re: [RFA] Re: [RFC][patch 1/9] initial Python support

Daniel Jacobowitz
2008-07-21T01:59:00Z

On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 04:43:06PM -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
> >>>>> "Daniel" == Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:
>
> >> +# Flags needed to compile Python code (taken from python-config --cflags)
> >> +PYTHON_CFLAGS=-fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -fwrapv
>
> I wonder whether we really need -fwrapv. I can understand it being
> needed by the python interpreter... but does this need leak out to
> user code via macros?

I don't know, but wouldn't be surprised... Python's got an awful lot
of macros.

> Daniel> Also, perhaps this should use a prefix command, like "set python
> Daniel> print-stack"?
>
> While fixing the manual I realized I had put this under "maint".
> I left it there in my recent fixes, but I thought I'd make this
> explicit... would you rather "maint set python print-stack", or the
> same without "maint"?

I've no preference.

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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