"Fredrik Lundh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> neal.norwitz wrote:
>
>> +Outstanding Issues
>> +==================
>> +
>> +* Require C99, so we can use // comments, named initializers, declare
>> variables
>> + without introducing a new scope, among other benefits.
>
> gcc only, in other words ?
Heh, I was going to make this point as well: it's not clear that MSVC
will ever support C99. It supports some of the features listed here,
of course, but probably won't support everything.
>> +* Remove support for old systems, including: OS2, BeOS, RISCOS, (SGI) Irix,
>> Tru64
>
> what's old with tru64 ? it's not that uncommon in places where Python
> has a strong presence, you can still buy AXP hardware throughout 2006,
> and HP says they'll keep developing and supporting the software platform
> at least through 2011.
And we still have someone actively interested in maintaining the OS2
port, it seems.
Cheers,
mwh
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