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We've been kicking around the idea of removing new_from_string for a
while, but the pushback is always that it's useful to be able to create
a new PMC with some initialization data, without first creating a PMC
initializer that has to be garbage collected. So, instead of removing it
entirely, make it a standard initialization option, passing a string
argument instead of a PMC argument.
Note, this will require changes to the "new" opcode, and to the
low-level initialization functions ("pmc_new", etc). But, at least it'll
be consistent, instead of a lone crack-headed different way of
instantiating PMCs.
Allison
