Re: [Python-Dev] Running the unit test as root/administrator

2013-12-04 Thread Vajrasky Kok
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 7:07 AM, Brian Curtin wrote: > > Not helpful. > > I'm in meetings/training/traveling all week, but I'll get another Windows > build slave up within the next few days. I used to have a spare desktop box > that ran a build slave as admin so it would exercise the os.symlink cod

Re: [Python-Dev] Python 3 is five years old

2013-12-04 Thread Nick Coghlan
On 5 Dec 2013 00:41, "Brett Cannon" wrote: > > On 2008-12-03, Python 3.0.0 was released by Barry. I was actually on IRC the night when it happened, with Guido leaving his office across the hall from mine. We gave each other a high-five and then we both went home. Not exactly a party, but I know I

Re: [Python-Dev] Running the unit test as root/administrator

2013-12-04 Thread Brian Curtin
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Ryan Gonzalez wrote: > Just don't run it on Windows... > Not helpful. I'm in meetings/training/traveling all week, but I'll get another Windows build slave up within the next few days. I used to have a spare desktop box that ran a build slave as admin so it would

[Python-Dev] Python 3 is five years old

2013-12-04 Thread Brett Cannon
On 2008-12-03, Python 3.0.0 was released by Barry. I was actually on IRC the night when it happened, with Guido leaving his office across the hall from mine. We gave each other a high-five and then we both went home. Not exactly a party, but I know I at least breathed a sigh of relief that Python 3

Re: [Python-Dev] 128 bit integer support

2013-12-04 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Hi Fil, On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 23:17:11 +1100 Fil Mackay wrote: > > I've found that libffi does support this type, but sadly ctypes and cffi do > not. Adding to ctypes does not seem to be trivial, since the description of > an integer type is limited to a single character ("q" in the case of long >

[Python-Dev] 128 bit integer support

2013-12-04 Thread Fil Mackay
I have been doing some research on getting "int128_t" supported in Python, and have hit a snag: I've found that libffi does support this type, but sadly ctypes and cffi do not. Adding to ctypes does not seem to be trivial, since the description of an integer type is limited to a single character (