[Python-Dev] Review of build system patch requested

[Guido van Rossum]

> * Makefile.pre.in has been changed to pass "-DPy_BUILD_CORE" to the compiler
> when building Python itself and any builtin modules.  This flag is
> not passed to extension modules.

My only concern would be that tools which parse the Makefile (I
believe distutils does this?) should not accidentally pick up the
"-DPy_BUILD_CORE" flag.

Apart from that I trust your judgement and Neal's test drive.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)