Re: [Python-Dev] Compiling Python with Python

2013-06-05 Thread Jussi Pakkanen
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 10:37 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > Since you're talking about a bootstrap requirement here, the obvious > question is: What version of Python 3 does it require? Will it be a > lot of hassle to get hold of (say) Python 3.2, only to uninstall it > when you have your 3.4 built

[Python-Dev] Compiling Python with Python

2013-06-05 Thread Jussi Pakkanen
Hello all I'd like to start this email by saying this is not a proposal to change Python's build system. This is just the results of some experimentation you might be interested it. I have been working on a cross-platform build system called Meson, which is implemented in Python 3. For symmetry I