[Python-3000] Backporting multiprocessing?

[Christian Heimes]

Skip Montanaro wrote:
> I'd like to try backporting the multiprocessing module to Python 2.4.  My first
> problem appears to be the reliance on a complete(?) rewrite of the buffer stuff.
> 
> Any clues about transforming this code would be much appreciated.
> 
> (Note: I'm backporting because the Python 2.6 version appears to be much more
> robust than the 0.52 third-party release.)

Good timing, Skip! I was planing to do a backport to 2.5, too. I've some 
experience with both the old and the new buffer protocol. I might be of 
some assistance to you.

I like to make as much code of the trunk version compatible with 2.5 and 
2.4 as possible. Let's see how far we can get with a bunch of macros and 
#ifdefs.

Christian