Re: [Python-Dev] Python for Windows CE

2006-05-05 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Luke Dunstan wrote: > OK. Actually I think distutils will be the last thing to be ported because > it is not necessary for using the rest of Python. Does distutils has support > for cross-compiling anyway? No, it doesn't. > OK, but what about ANSI C headers like signal.h? I expected HAVE_SIGNAL

Re: [Python-Dev] Python for Windows CE

2006-05-05 Thread Luke Dunstan
- Original Message - From: ""Martin v. Löwis"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Luke Dunstan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:03 AM Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Python for Windows CE > Luke Dunstan wrote: >> 1. Is there

Re: [Python-Dev] Python for Windows CE

2006-05-03 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Luke Dunstan wrote: > 1. Is there any reason in principle why patches for Windows CE support would > be rejected? No, not in principle. Of course, - the patch shouldn't break anything - you should state an explicit commitment to support the port for some years (or else it might get removed at t

[Python-Dev] Python for Windows CE

2006-05-03 Thread Luke Dunstan
Hi, I would like to explore the possibility of submitting patches to allow Python to work on Windows CE out of the box. I have a few questions in preparation: 1. Is there any reason in principle why patches for Windows CE support would be rejected? 2. Should I submit unified diffs or context