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Author	loewis
Recipients	christian.heimes, loewis, skip.montanaro
Date	2008-12-14.21:48:47
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Message-id	<49457F3D.3070500@v.loewis.de>
In-reply-to	<1229290594.18.0.797346539049.issue4665@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>

Content
> Do we have any means to test the C++ compatibility of the header files? No, we fix it when users report bugs (which typically happens very quickly after we made some). > Full C++ compatibility is one way to make sure the header files are > compatible, too. wink I don't see harm in sprinkling explicit type > casts over the C code, too. That requires discussion, I'm opposed to such a change: it adds unnecessary complication. In any case, such discussion would belong to python-dev.

> Do we have any means to test the C++ compatibility of the header files?

No, we fix it when users report bugs (which typically happens very
quickly after we made some).

> Full C++ compatibility is one way to make sure the header files are
> compatible, too. *wink* I don't see harm in sprinkling explicit type
> casts over the C code, too.

That requires discussion, I'm opposed to such a change: it adds
unnecessary complication. In any case, such discussion would belong
to python-dev.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2008-12-14 21:48:48	loewis	set	recipients: + loewis, skip.montanaro, christian.heimes
2008-12-14 21:48:47	loewis	link	issue4665 messages
2008-12-14 21:48:47	loewis	create