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python/dist/src/Include objimpl.h,2.49,2.50
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Include
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv8414/python/Include

Modified Files:
objimpl.h
Log Message:
First cut at repairing out-of-date comments; make alignment of macro defs
all the same within the #ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC block.


Index: objimpl.h
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Include/objimpl.h,v
retrieving revision 2.49
retrieving revision 2.50
diff -C2 -d -r2.49 -r2.50
*** objimpl.h 12 Apr 2002 02:38:45 -0000 2.49
--- objimpl.h 12 Apr 2002 05:21:34 -0000 2.50
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*** 18,23 ****
type object. Reference count and type pointer are filled in; the
rest of the bytes of the object are *undefined*! The resulting
! expression type is 'type *'. The size of the object is actually
! determined by the tp_basicsize field of the type object.

- PyObject_NewVar(type, typeobj, n) is similar but allocates a
--- 18,23 ----
type object. Reference count and type pointer are filled in; the
rest of the bytes of the object are *undefined*! The resulting
! expression type is 'type *'. The size of the object is determined
! by the tp_basicsize field of the type object.

- PyObject_NewVar(type, typeobj, n) is similar but allocates a
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*** 26,30 ****
as well.

! - PyObject_Del(op) releases the memory allocated for an object.

- PyObject_Init(op, typeobj) and PyObject_InitVar(op, typeobj, n) are
--- 26,32 ----
as well.

! - PyObject_Del(op) releases the memory allocated for an object. It
! does not run a destructor -- it only frees the memory. PyObject_Free
! is identical.

- PyObject_Init(op, typeobj) and PyObject_InitVar(op, typeobj, n) are
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*** 35,39 ****

Note that objects created with PyObject_{New, NewVar} are allocated
! using the specialized Python allocator (implemented in obmalloc.c).

In case a specific form of memory management is needed, implying that
--- 37,43 ----

Note that objects created with PyObject_{New, NewVar} are allocated
! using the specialized Python allocator (implemented in obmalloc.c), if
! WITH_PYMALLOC is enabled. In addition, a special debugging allocator
! is used if PYMALLOC_DEBUG is also #defined.

In case a specific form of memory management is needed, implying that
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*** 71,79 ****
/* Functions */

! /* Wrappers that useful if you need to be sure that you are using the
! same object memory allocator as Python. These wrappers *do not* make
! sure that allocating 0 bytes returns a non-NULL pointer. Returned
! pointers must be checked for NULL explicitly; no action is performed
! on failure. */
extern DL_IMPORT(void *) PyObject_Malloc(size_t);
extern DL_IMPORT(void *) PyObject_Realloc(void *, size_t);
--- 75,88 ----
/* Functions */

! /* Functions to call the same malloc/realloc/free as used by Python's
! object allocator. If WITH_PYMALLOC is enabled, these may differ from
! the platform malloc/realloc/free. The Python object allocator is
! designed for fast, cache-conscious allocation of many "small" objects,
! with low hidden memory overhead. PyObject_Malloc(0) returns a unique
! non-NULL pointer if possible. PyObject_Realloc(NULL, n) acts like
! PyObject_Malloc(n). PyObject_Realloc(p != NULL, 0) does not return
! NULL or free the memory at p. Returned pointers must be checked for
! NULL explicitly; no action is performed on failure other than to return
! NULL. */
extern DL_IMPORT(void *) PyObject_Malloc(size_t);
extern DL_IMPORT(void *) PyObject_Realloc(void *, size_t);
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*** 90,99 ****
DL_IMPORT(void) _PyObject_DebugCheckAddress(const void *p);
DL_IMPORT(void) _PyObject_DebugDumpStats(void);
! #define PyObject_MALLOC _PyObject_DebugMalloc
! #define PyObject_Malloc _PyObject_DebugMalloc
! #define PyObject_REALLOC _PyObject_DebugRealloc
! #define PyObject_Realloc _PyObject_DebugRealloc
! #define PyObject_FREE _PyObject_DebugFree
! #define PyObject_Free _PyObject_DebugFree

#else /* WITH_PYMALLOC && ! PYMALLOC_DEBUG */
--- 99,108 ----
DL_IMPORT(void) _PyObject_DebugCheckAddress(const void *p);
DL_IMPORT(void) _PyObject_DebugDumpStats(void);
! #define PyObject_MALLOC _PyObject_DebugMalloc
! #define PyObject_Malloc _PyObject_DebugMalloc
! #define PyObject_REALLOC _PyObject_DebugRealloc
! #define PyObject_Realloc _PyObject_DebugRealloc
! #define PyObject_FREE _PyObject_DebugFree
! #define PyObject_Free _PyObject_DebugFree

#else /* WITH_PYMALLOC && ! PYMALLOC_DEBUG */