guido wrote: > Unfortunately, one problem is binary compatibility. We try to make it > possible to link newer Python versions with extension modules (like > Numeric, which you use) compiled for older versions. This requires > that the binary lay-out of objects remains the same, and swapping > ob_refcnt and ob_type would cause immediate crashes in this case. a compromise could be to make the swap in 2.3, but only on 64-bit platforms. it's obvious that most people are stuck on 32-bit platforms today, and I think it's safe to say that users on 64-bit plat- forms might be a bit more willing to build everything they need on their local platform. another alternative would be to make it a configuration option, with a platform-dependent default. </F>
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