[Python-Dev] Precompiled headers

[Jack Jansen]

On woensdag, oktober 23, 2002, at 12:54 , Martin v. Loewis wrote:
> I find the compile times of the Python tree on my Pentium 930MHz
> system to be accceptable, so I'd personally rather avoid a feature
> with the potential of producing incorrect binaries.

This last sentence sounds like you know something that I don't, 
could you explain? Precompiled headers keep track of the 
preprocessor symbols they depend on, and their value at 
precompile time, so I've always thought that this (together with 
correct Makefile dependencies) would be safe...
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