[Python-Dev] libffi embedded in CPython

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 22:55:33 +0000
Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11 March 2015 at 22:33, Maciej Fijalkowski <fijall at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You're missing my point. Ripping off the libffi from CPython is a good
> > idea to start with. Maybe deprecating ctypes is *also* a good idea,
> > but it's a separate discussion point. It certainly does not solve the
> > libffi problem.
> 
> OK, so let's focus on the libffi side of things and ignore deprecating
> or replacing ctypes.
> 
> I guess I don't see a problem with a proof-of-concept patch to upgrade
> the libffi (obviously it's not possible to rely on a "system" libffi
> on Windows, but treating it as an external might work). If it passes
> all the tests on all platforms, maybe it could be considered.

Agreed. We have enough tests and enough buildbots that it can be
attempted.
(besides, the only more-or-less officially supported platforms are
Linux, Windows, OS X; we also try to not to be too broken on the BSDs,
but that's it)

Regards

Antoine.