[C++-sig] additional files for pickle support

[Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve]

--- David Abrahams <david.abrahams at rcn.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to emphasize that the collection of pickle support functions
> for
> > one type form one entity. IMO "group" (singular) does this better than
> > "functions" (plural).
> > Anyway, if you have strong opinions about this please feel free to make
> the
> > changes you'd like to see.
> 
> No, I just want to experiment with naming before things get too solid. A
> really good name improves the feel of a library immensely.
> 
> So, what about "pickle_suite" (not to be confused with sweet_pickle)?
> Or more whimsically, "vinegar_and_spices" <wink>.
> 
> Seriously, I like "suite" a little better than "group" because it has more
> of the right connotations.

OK, pickle_suite it shall be. Hang on for the patches. (And with this I will
close the chapter on naming.)

> Yep, see the end of the test Jamfile. Those tests are normally off but you
> can enable them from the command-line with -sTEST_EXPECTED_FAILURES=1

I will give it a try.

> > I am anxious to get past that transition. Mainly to make sure our
> collaborators
> > (non-computer scientists!) will not have to deal with "road construction
> ahead"
> > signs.
> 
> Yep. I think that'll take a few days at most, and Joel has agreed to start
> tomorrow.

Cool. If we could have a stable V2 (i.e. a release) before the middle of
September that would be a tremendous benefit for us.

> Yep, it saves code generation for incref and most especially decref, which
> also generates code to destroy the object in case ob_refcnt == 0.

Thanks for the explanation!

Ralf


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