AIX is somehow supported and uses xlc compiler: does xlc support this C11 feature?
Do you want to use it in Python 3.8 and newer only? Victor Le mer. 17 avr. 2019 à 13:14, Inada Naoki <songofaca...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > Hi, all. > > PEP 7 includes some C99 features. > I propose to add include anonymous union and struct to the list. > https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/g-fact-38-anonymous-union-and-structure/ > > Anonymous union and struct are C11 feature, not C99. > But gcc and MSVC supported it as language extension from before C11. > > Anonymous union is useful when all union members have different names. > Especially, when we need to add dummy member only for padding / alignment, > union name looks too verbose: > > ... # in some struct > union { > struct { > int member1; > int member2; > } s; > long double _dummy; // for largest alignment. > } u; > ... > x.u.s.member1 = 42; > > vs > > ... > union { > struct { > int member1; > int member2; > }; > long double _dummy; // for largest alignment. > }; > ... > x.member1 = 42; > > > Does anyone know compiler which can be use to compile Python but > doesn't support anonymous union / struct? > > Regards, > -- > Inada Naoki <songofaca...@gmail.com> > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/vstinner%40redhat.com -- Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
