[Pyrex] Platform dependent external declarations?

[Greg Ewing]

Eric Huss wrote:

> Well, a more realistic, concrete example would be the difference between
> 32 and 64 bit platforms,
> 
> Using the wrong type for the platform will generate incorrect C code.

Not if a typedef is used, because the C compiler will
always be using the definition from the header.

> if you need to convert from/to Python
> values, on the 64-bit platform it will use the less efficient
> PyLong_FromLongLong instead of PyInt_FromLong.

That's a valid concern, although it's a matter of
efficiency rather than correctness.

I'll continue to think about this issue.

--
Greg