[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src configure,1.274,1.275 configure.in,1.283,1.284

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Tue, 04 Dec 2001 18:12:51 -0500


> Neil Schemenauer writes:
>  > > + if test "$Py_DEBUG" = 'true'; then
>  > > +   :
>  > > + else
>  > > +   OPT="-DNDEBUG $OPT"
>  > > + fi
>  > > + 
>  > 
>  > Shouldn't this go into DEFS?
> 
>   I didn't see DEFS getting set anywhere else, and other places in
> configure.in add -D options to OPT, CC, or CCSHARED.  I've no personal
> preference though; if someone with more autokarma than I changes it, I
> won't scream.  ;-)
> 
>   -Fred

I think DEFS gets put in pyconfig.h, which gets included by Python.h,
defeating the whole purpose.

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