[Python-Dev] Backporting the 3.5+ Windows build project files to 2.7

[Zachary Ware]

On Jun 23, 2015, at 06:27, Christian Tismer <tismer at stackless.com> wrote:
> On 23.06.15 06:42, Zachary Ware wrote:
>> Christian, what say you?  Would having the project files from 3.5
>> backported to 2.7 (but still using MSVC 9) be positive, negative, or
>> indifferent for Stackless?
>
> I am very positive about your efforts.
>
> We wanted to create a Stackless 2.8 version end of 2013
> with support for newer compilers, to begin with. After a while,
> we stopped this, and I left the branch in a private, unmaintained
> repository.
> https://bitbucket.org/stackless-dev/stackless-private/branch/2.8-slp

Thanks, Chris!

Since there has been no violent opposition (and some positive
support), I’ve cleaned up the patch and posted it:

https://bugs.python.org/issue24508

Reviews (and review-by-testing) welcome!

-- 
Zach