[Python-Dev] Linux Python linking with G++?

[Guido van Rossum]

Nobody uses it. It should be ripped out. If someone disagrees, let
them speak up.

On 7/12/05, Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> wrote:
> Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > [Michael Hudson]
> >> --with-fpectl, for example.  Does anyone lurking here actually use
> >> that, know what it does and require the functionality?  Inquiring
> >> minds want to know.
> >
> > I know what it intends to do:
> 
> Surprise!
> 
> > fpectlmodule.c intends to enable the HW FPU divide-by-0, overflow,
> > and invalid operation traps; if any of those traps trigger, raise
> > the C-level SIGFPE signal; and convert SIGFPE to a Python-level
> > FloatingPointError exception.  The comments in pyfpe.h explain this
> > best.
> 
> But do you use it?  I know what it intends to do too, but I don't use
> it.  The questions I asked were in the order they were for a reason.
> 
> Cheers,
> mwh
> 
> --
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>    gives you a multitude of mostly untimportant details to fret about
>    so you can feel good about yourself for getting them "right",
>    while missing the big picture entirely       -- from Twisted.Quotes
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