[Python-Dev] Pymalloc and backward compatibility (original) (raw)

Aahz aahz@pythoncraft.com
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:25:02 -0500

On Fri, Apr 05, 2002, Tim Peters wrote:

[Aahz]

... I am not talking about some abstract general case; it looks to me that in this specific case backward compatibility isn't an issue, and I still have not seen any explanation for why I'm wrong. Well, give us a reason to believe you're right . Specific cases can't be decided on "general principles" -- the only way to know what vim's needs actually are is to study its source code. Have you done that? I haven't.

You'll note that I started this exchange by asking why pre-2.0 was a requirement, with none of the responses directly addressing my question. I'm certainly not competent to analyze the code, but I think I can at least ask interesting questions. ;-)

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