[Python-Dev] Towards 1.6 Final

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Vladimir Marangozov wrote:
> 
> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> >
> > Ok, then make it default on Linux and Windows... but leave it
> > turned off on other platforms which still have problems
> > such as AIX.
> 
> No, I'd suggest turning it on by default everywhere and provide a
> --without-thread configure option if it isn't there yet.
> 
> On AIX there are identified compiler/libthread combinations that work
> or don't work. They can be detected though and since the compiler is
> detected earlier, --with-thread can be automatically disabled with a
> notification message about the conflict.

Ok, let me drop in another argument:

How you are going to sell the performance loss due to
enabled thread support even when a script doesn't 
need threads at all ?

How about building two versions of the interpreter per default:
one with threads enabled and one without threads ?

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