On 7/22/21 1:01 AM, Petr Viktorin wrote:
> On 21. 07. 21 14:18, Nick Coghlan wrote:

>> ====================
>> typedef enum {
>>      PyLocals_UNDEFINED = -1;
>>      PyLocals_DIRECT_REFERENCE = 0,
>>      PyLocals_SHALLOW_COPY = 1
>> } PyLocals_Kind;
>>
>> PyLocals_Kind PyLocals_GetKind(void);
>> PyLocals_Kind PyFrame_GetLocalsKind(PyFrameObject *);
>> ====================
>
> Please don't put the enum in the stable ABI. If we would add another value 
and then
> an older extension would receive it, we'd get undefined behavior.

Probably a stupid question, but wouldn't the same thing happen if we didn't use an enum, added another option later, and on older extension received that newer value?

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~Ethan~
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