[Python-Dev] build problems under MSVC 5.0

[Fredrik Lundh]

trent wrote:
> I think (am I wrong?) to generalize that the intention for both Win32 =
and
> Win64 is to have _beginthread return an unsigned pointer-sized =
integer: hence
> uintptr_t.
>=20
> This would eliminate the #ifdef but would require a typedef for =
uintptr_t on
> Win32. This can be done in PC/config.h (I already did this for =
intptr_t,
> because I needed *that* elsewhere.) Does this also need to be =
generalized to
> typedef uintptr_t whereever it is not defined, i.e. in the autoconf =
files.
>=20
> I can look at this this weekend, if that is soon enough.

I suggest checking in the #ifdef as a stopgap measure, if you
promise to come up with the right thing (whatever that is) in
time for 1.6 final.

Should I go ahead and check it in?

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