[Python-Dev] Towards 1.6 Final

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "M" == M  <mal@lemburg.com> writes:

    M> How about building two versions of the interpreter per default:
    M> one with threads enabled and one without threads ?

Python 1.6, current CVS snapshot on a Dell PIII 650, RH 6.1.

with threads: 8547.01 pystones/second
without threads: 9259.26 pystones/second

So an 8% hit isn't negligible but I think it's acceptable for the
benefit of being confidently able to distribute threaded apps.

-Barry