On 2016-06-03 23:11, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > PEP 7 requires CPython to use C code conforming to the venerable C89 > standard. Traditionally, we've been stuck with C89 due to poor C support > in MSVC. However, MSVC 2013 and 2015 implement the key features of C99. > C99 does not offer anything earth-shattering; here are the features I > think we'd find most interesting: > - Variable declarations can be on any line: removes possibly the most > annoying limitation of C89. > - Inline functions: We can make Py_DECREF and Py_INCREF inline functions > rather than unpleasant macros. > - C++-style line comments: Not an killer feature but commonly used. > - Booleans > In summary, some niceties that would make CPython hacking a little more > fun. > > So, what say you to updating PEP 7 to allow C99 features for Python 3.6 > (in so much as GCC and MSVC support them)?
+1 - We never officially deprecated C89 platforms withou 64 bit integers in PEP 7. Victor's changes to pytime.h implies support for uint64_t and int64_t. C99 has mandatory long long int support. - If we also drop Solaris Studio C compiler support, we can replace header guards (e.g. #ifndef Py_PYTHON_H) with #pragma once Christian _______________________________________________ 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
