[Python-Dev] Typo.pl scan of Python 2.5 source code

[Joe Smith]

"Neal Norwitz" <nnorwitz at gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> I ignored these as I'm not certain all the platforms we run on accept
> free(NULL).
>
That sounds like exactly what the autotools are designed for. You simply use 
free(), and have autoconf check for support of free(NULL).
If free(NULL) is broken then a macro is defined:
"#define free(p)  (p==NULL)||free(p)"
Or something like that.

Note that this does not clutter up the main program any.
In fact it simplifies it.

It also potentially speeds up platforms with a working free,
without any negative speed implications for other platforms.

The only downside is a slight, presumably negligible, increase
in build time.