On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Paul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've read some of the past discussion about including GMP into the > python core and understand the reasons for not doing so. Rather than > that, what about patching Python's long implementation to use GMP if > it's available, and the default implementation if not? Are there any > philosophical or technical objections to this? If not, I would consider > drafting a patch.
The main objection is that GMP is licensed under LGPL which I believe conflicts with Python's very open license. Also, there would incompatibilities between versions of Python that had GMP enabled and those that didn't with regards to floating points. > > Thanks, > > Paul -- Cheers, Benjamin Peterson "There's nothing quite as beautiful as an oboe... except a chicken stuck in a vacuum cleaner." _______________________________________________ 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
