[Python-Dev] Does Cygwin still have broken slot initialization?

[Stefan Krah]

Hi,

The docs have this rule for slot initialization for the benefit of Cygwin:

   https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/db6a569de7ae595ada53b618fce6bbbd1c98d350

Synopsis
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  -    PyType_GenericNew,         /* tp_new */
  +    noddy_NoddyType.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
  +    if (PyType_Ready(&noddy_NoddyType) < 0)
  +        return;



This is absolutely not required by C99 (and probably never was).

'PyType_GenericNew' is an address constant, and MSVC supports it just
fine -- at least since VS 2008.


Does anyone know if Cygwin still misbehaves? I would like to get rid
of this arcane rule.

   https://bugs.python.org/issue31443


Stefan Krah