I think this is useful as it can make porting easier. I am using it in my attempts to cross compile CPython to WebAssembly (since WebAssembly in its MVP does not support threading).
On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 10:15 AM, Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > > I made an experimental PR to remove support for threads-less builds: > https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/3385 > > The next effect is to remove almost 2000 lines of code (including many > #ifdef sections in C code). > > Regards > > Antoine. > > > On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 18:36:51 +0200 > Antoine Pitrou <solip...@pitrou.net> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > It's 2017 and we are still allowing people to compile CPython without > > threads support. It adds some complication in several places > > (including delicate parts of our internal C code) without a clear > > benefit. Do people still need this? > > > > Regards > > > > Antoine. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > ethan%40ethanhs.me >
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