[Python-Dev] pymalloc on Windows (original) (raw)

Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com
Mon, 18 Mar 2002 08:04:06 -0600 

Mark> Both are extension modules, and both use the macro versions of the
Mark> memory allocator functions - ie, PyObject_NEW etc.
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Mark> I have patches for both these modules.  However, I wonder if a
Mark> more pragmatic option is to expose this core function.  It would
Mark> allow PyObject_NEW to continue to work as before.

If I've followed the recent thread on pymalloc (there is some question about that, at least in my mind), extension modules would be better served by calling the function versions of the various allocator APIs instead of the macro versions. That would eliminate the need to expose __PyCore_ObjectMalloc.

Mark> So - I guess all I am saying is - at the moment, it appears there
Mark> are at least a couple fo problems building the core with pymalloc
Mark> under windows.  I have patches, but in a short while they may not
Mark> be necessary :)

What happens if you simply change to the function versions?

Skip