On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:11:14 +0200 Georg Brandl <g.bra...@gmx.net> wrote: > > No, it's not just an existing Python, it is (at least currently) the same > version of Python being built. Therefore I wrote about the bootstrapping > problems when bytecode changes. > > Depending on Cython is better in that it breaks the bootstrapping cycle, > but on the other hand the C code may need to be regenerated when the C API > changes in an incompatible way.
Cython OTOH probably needs Python 2.x, which isn't that great for building Python 3. And requiring Cython for developing is not very contributor-friendly. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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
