Message167368
> >> I think the feature is somewhat desirable; I agree code combining
> >> different types in MIN or MAX is flawed - if it is intentional, asking
> >> for an explicit cast is not asking too much.
> >
> > I don't agree. Trying to battle with C's semantics doesn't seem very
> > productive, especially if it's only done in a single pair of macros.
>
> What do you disagree with? That "combining different types in MIN and MAX
> is flawed"? Or that "asking for an explicit cast is not asking too much"?
The former. If C allows it then what's the point of special-casing
Py_MIN and Py_MAX to disallow it? It will only catch a very small
fraction of cases anyway.
Again, if this is a serious issue (which I don't think it is), it would
be better handled by choosing the appropriate compiler options. |
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2012-08-03 22:23:44 | pitrou | set | recipients:
+ pitrou, loewis, vstinner |
2012-08-03 22:23:42 | pitrou | link | issue15530 messages |
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