[Python-Dev] switch to ANSI C (was: baby steps for free-threading)

[Greg Stein]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Barry A. Warsaw wrote:
> >>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:
> 
>     GvR> Actually, it's okay to do this on an "as-neeed" basis.  I'm
>     GvR> also in favor of changing all the K&R code to ANSI, and
>     GvR> getting rid of Py_PROTO and friends.  Cleaner code!
> 
> I agree, and here's yet another plea for moving to 4-space indents in
> the C code.  For justification, look at the extended call syntax hacks
> in ceval.c.  They essentially /use/ 4si because they have no choice!
> 
> Let's clean it up in one fell swoop!  Obviously not for 1.6.  I
> volunteer to do all three mutations.

Why not for 1.6? These changes are pretty brain-dead ("does it compile?")
and can easily be reviewed.

If somebody out there happens to have the time to work up ANSI C patches,
then why refuse them?

Cheers,
-g

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Greg Stein, http://www.lyra.org/