2008/4/3, Chris Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Robert Kern wrote: > > Just since that has been discussed a LOT, for years, I want to be clear: > > > > Different versions of Microsoft's compiler use different libraries for > > the standard C library. Some simple Python extension modules compiled > > with a different compiler than the Python interpreter will usually > > work. > > > Do SOME modules USUALLY work just because of what routines in the > standard library they happen to call? So it's just a matter of luck that > a given module may not trigger a conflict between the two runtime libs? >
Some parts of the C interface are fixed by the standard. Rely on them and you should be OK (safe perhaps for some memory functions, but I never saw a problem there). The other parts should never be trusted (as the I/O stuff). These are the rules I follow. Matthieu -- French PhD student Website : http://matthieu-brucher.developpez.com/ Blogs : http://matt.eifelle.com and http://blog.developpez.com/?blog=92 LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieubrucher
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