[Python-Dev] libffi embedded in CPython

[Christian Heimes]

On 19.12.2014 10:52, Paul Moore wrote:
> Probably the easiest way of moving this forward would be for someone
> to identify the CPython-specific patches in the current version, and
> check if they are addressed in the latest libffi version. They haven't
> been applied as they are, I gather, but maybe equivalent fixes have
> been made. I've no idea how easy that would be (presumably not
> trivial, or someone would already have done it). If the patches aren't
> needed any more, upgrading becomes a lot more plausible.

That's easy. All patches are tracked in the diff file
https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/3de678cd184d/Modules/_ctypes/libffi.diff
. The file *should* be up to date.

Christian