[Python-Dev] Include C++ code in the ctypes test suite?

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Thu Jan 29 20:32:05 CET 2009


> Is it appropriate to add C++ source files to the Python repository,
> or would that create too much trouble on some platforms?

I think there will be massive portability problems, which only fade
after one or two years, until this actually works everywhere.

So failure of this to work shouldn't break the Python build, and,
preferably, the build process should suggest the user what might
have happened when it failed.

Regards,
Martin


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