Nick Maclaren wrote: > "Gustavo Carneiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Anyway, I was speaking hypothetically. I'm pretty sure writing to a >> pipe is async signal safe. It is the oldest trick in the book, >> everyone uses it. I don't have to see a written signed contract to >> know that it works. > > Ah. Well, I can assure you that it's not the oldest trick in the book, > and not everyone uses it. > >> This is all the evidence that I need. And again I reiterate that >> whether or not async safety can be achieved in practice for all >> platforms is not Python's problem. > > I wish you the joy of trying to report a case where it doesn't work > to a large vendor and get them to accept that it is a bug.
Are you saying that we should let less commonly used platforms dictate features and functionality for the popular ones? I mean, who uses HP/UX, SCO and [insert your favorite flavor] as a modern desktop system where this particular bug makes a difference? Can't this just be enabled for platforms where it's known to work and let Python as it currently is for the users of these legacy systems ? Johan _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com