Re: [Python-Dev] Stabilizing the C API of 2.6 and 3.0

2008-05-29 Thread Stefan Behnel
Christian Heimes wrote: > Stefan Behnel schrieb: >> Christian Heimes wrote: >>> * add a new file stringobject.h which contains the aliases PyString_ -> >>> PyBytes_ >> Just a quick note that that file is still missing from SVN, so it's kind of >> hard to compile existing code against the current b

Re: [Python-Dev] Stabilizing the C API of 2.6 and 3.0

2008-05-29 Thread Christian Heimes
Stefan Behnel schrieb: > Christian Heimes wrote: >> * add a new file stringobject.h which contains the aliases PyString_ -> >> PyBytes_ > > Just a quick note that that file is still missing from SVN, so it's kind of > hard to compile existing code against the current branch state... No, the file

Re: [Python-Dev] Stabilizing the C API of 2.6 and 3.0

2008-05-28 Thread Christian Heimes
M.-A. Lemburg schrieb: > I have a feeling that we should be looking for better merge > tools, rather than implement code changes that cause more trouble > than do good, just because our existing tools aren't smart > enough. We don't have better tools at our hands. I don't think we'll get any tools

Re: [Python-Dev] Stabilizing the C API of 2.6 and 3.0

2008-05-28 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
I'm beginning to wonder whether I'm the only one who cares about the Python 2.x branch not getting cluttered up with artifacts caused by a broken forward merge strategy. How can it be that we allow major C API changes such as the renaming of the PyString APIs to go into the trunk without discussi

Re: [Python-Dev] Stabilizing the C API of 2.6 and 3.0

2008-05-25 Thread Christian Heimes
Stefan Behnel schrieb: > will that be included by Python.h by default? Only in Python 2.6 Christian ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options

[Python-Dev] Stabilizing the C API of 2.6 and 3.0

2008-05-25 Thread Christian Heimes
Hello! The first set of betas of Python 2.6 and 3.0 is fast apace. I like to grab the final chance and clean up the C API of 2.6 and 3.0. I know, I know, I brought up the topic two times in the past. But this time I mean it for real! :] Last time Guido said: --- I think it can actually be simplif