On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Darren Dale <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Pauli Virtanen > <[email protected]<pav%[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:21:17 -0400, Darren Dale wrote: > >> Can we use features of C99 in numpy? For example, can we use "//" style > >> comments, and C99 for statements "for (int i=0, ...) "? > > > > It would be much easier if we could, but so far we have strived for C89 > > compliance. So I guess the answer is "no". > > Out of curiosity (I am relatively new to C), what is holding numpy > back from embracing C99? Why adhere to a 20-year-old standard? > > To clarify: most compilers support the "//" comment style, but some of the older Sun compilers don't. The main problem on using any of the newer stuff is portability. Some of the new stuff, like "//", while handy isn't crucial. What really hurts is not being able to rely on the math library being up to snuff. Chuck
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