Carl Banks wrote: > I highly doubt the Python source would build with a C++ compiler.
As Christian showed, it doesn't. However, look around the sources a bit. There are lots of places where e.g. the returnvalue of malloc() (or, rather, the macro that resolves to something like it) is explicitly type-cast to the according pointer type. When asked on the developers' list, it was said that this was intended for compatibility with C++, e.g. in cases where people want to embed Python into their C++ projects. Of course, this contradicts Christian's statement that C++ compatibility wasn't considered useful enough. *shrug* Uli -- Sator Laser GmbH Geschäftsführer: Thorsten Föcking, Amtsgericht Hamburg HR B62 932 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
