[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] r46064 - in python/trunk: Include/Python.h Include/pyport.h Misc/ACKS Misc/NEWS Modules/_localemodule.c Modules/main.c Modules/posixmodule.c Modules/sha512module.c PC/pyconfig.h Python/thread_nt.h

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Neal Norwitz wrote:
> What is the reason for the DONT_HAVE_* macros?  Can we use the HAVE_*
> versions?

I think the actual rationale is that the contributor didn't want to be
bothered with modifying configure.in, and running autoconf.

I accepted the change since systems which don't have, say, <errno.h>,
are "unusual", in the sense that they aren't standard C systems
(as standard C mandates errno.h, atleast in a hosted environment).
So far, only one target platform doesn't have these things (Windows
CE), so the reasoning is that the burden of setting things right
should be on that system.

Of course, it would be fairly straight-forward to convert this
to standard autoconf machinery (if one remembers to update
PC/pyconfig.h accordingly). I'm sure Luke Dunstan would be willing
to revise the patch in that direction if that is agreed.

Regards,
Martin