[Pythonmac-SIG] 64-bit Python?

[Boyd Waters]

On Jun 3, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Ronald Oussoren wrote:

>> I had to patch the Python.h in the standard Python distribution to  
>> have
>> the "ifdef 64-bit" conditional code, so that the single header file  
>> works
>> with both 32- and 64-bit.
>>
>> NOTE that the patches I used in the modified MacPorts came from  
>> Apple:
>> http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/10.5.2/python-30.1.2/
>
> I'll probably commit a patch that enables 4-way universal builds for  
> Python 2.6 on Leopard later this week.  That patch is more involved  
> than just patching a header file, I've also enabled building most of  
> the Carbon bindings in 64-bit mode (by disabling everything that  
> isn't supported in 64-bit mode).
>
> The patch should be complete by now, I just have to do some more  
> testing before I commit.


Very nice!

Do these patches get pushed upstream to Apple? Who do we rattle over  
there to get this in an Apple OS release?