[Python-Dev] Changing PyAPI_DATA(type) into PyAPI_DATA(type, variablename)?

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed Jan 9 20:14:30 CET 2008


> One-liner summary: Would it be possible to change PyAPI_DATA(type) into
> PyAPI_DATA(type, variablename) to help portability to funny platforms?

Quick response: this sounds fine to me. Of course, changing it in 2.5.x
is not possible, but making the change in 2.6 should be possible. I
would like to see some explicit rationale being recorded in the source
so that people know what this was meant for and won't change it back.

Regards,
Martin


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