<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Benjamin Peterson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:benjamin@python.org">benjamin@python.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
2011/10/6 Ram Rachum <<a href="mailto:ram@rachum.com">ram@rachum.com</a>>:<br>
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> On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Benjamin Peterson <<a href="mailto:benjamin@python.org">benjamin@python.org</a>><br>
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>> 2011/10/6 Ram Rachum <<a href="mailto:ram@rachum.com">ram@rachum.com</a>>:<br>
>> > Why is PyPy's executable called `pypy-c.exe` on Windows? I just renamed<br>
>> > mine<br>
>> > to `pypy.exe`, is that okay?<br>
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>> Because it's generated by the "C" backend.<br>
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>> Regards,<br>
>> Benjamin<br>
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> And is that a good enough reason to call it "pypy-c.exe" and risk confusing<br>
> users?<br>
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</div>Is it confusing?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I personally find it confusing, yes.</div><div><br></div><div>Please remember that what's obvious to you is not necessarily obvious to other people.</div><div>
<br></div><div>Here are a few scenarios that could have been true from my point of view:</div><div><ul><li>There is a `pypy.exe` file somewhere in the distribution, and it should call `pypy-c.exe` internally.</li><li>PyPy should always be run as `pypy-c` from Windows. (Why? Who knows.)</li>
<li>I have made some kind of error in my installation and the `pypy.exe` file is missing.</li></ul></div><div>So unless there is a good enough reason to call it `pypy-c.exe`, I suggest future releases will be made with an executable of `pypy.exe`.</div>
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> Also, I hope someone could answer my second question.<br>
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</div>No (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">And by that I mean it's not harmful.)</span></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div>
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Benjamin<br>
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