[Python-checkins] r84371 - peps/trunk/pep-3149.txt

[barry.warsaw]

Author: barry.warsaw
Date: Mon Aug 30 20:29:05 2010
New Revision: 84371

Log:
Update implications for PEP 384 based on Martin's email.


Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-3149.txt

Modified: peps/trunk/pep-3149.txt
==============================================================================
--- peps/trunk/pep-3149.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-3149.txt	Mon Aug 30 20:29:05 2010
@@ -210,11 +210,22 @@
 
     Extension('foo', ['foo.c'], abi=3)
 
+Martin v. Löwis describes his thoughts [7]_ about the applicability of this
+PEP to PEP 384.  In summary:
+
+ * ``--with-pydebug`` would not be supported by the stable ABI because
+   this changes the layout of ``PyObject``, which is an exposed
+   structure.
+ * ``--with-pymalloc`` has no bearing on the issue.
+ * ``--with-wide-unicode`` is trickier, though Martin's inclination is
+   to force the stable ABI to use a ``Py_UNICODE`` that matches the
+   platform's ``wchar_t``.
+
 
 Alternatives
 ============
 
-In the initial python-dev thread [7]_ where this idea was first
+In the initial python-dev thread [8]_ where this idea was first
 introduced, several alternatives were suggested.  For completeness
 they are listed here, along with the reasons for not adopting them.
 
@@ -258,9 +269,9 @@
 Reference implementation
 ========================
 
-Work on this code is tracked in a Bazaar branch on Launchpad [8]_
+Work on this code is tracked in a Bazaar branch on Launchpad [9]_
 until it's ready for merge into Python 3.2.  The work-in-progress diff
-can also be viewed [9]_ and is updated automatically as new changes
+can also be viewed [10]_ and is updated automatically as new changes
 are uploaded.
 
 
@@ -279,11 +290,13 @@
 
 .. [6] http://docs.python.org/py3k/distutils/index.html
 
-.. [7] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-June/100998.html
+.. [7] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-August/103330.html
+
+.. [8] http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-June/100998.html
 
-.. [8] https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~barry/python/sovers
+.. [9] https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~barry/python/sovers
 
-.. [9] https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~barry/python/sovers/+merge/29411
+.. [10] https://code.edge.launchpad.net/~barry/python/sovers/+merge/29411
 
 
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