[Scons-users] Scons on pypy

[Dirk Bächle]

Daniel,

thanks a lot for your additional explanation and clarifications.

On 06.06.2016 02:35, Daniel Holth wrote:
> Besides *why* I might want to use SCons on PyPy, here is an idea of what it might look like. I add a metaclass that detects PyPy.
> Under PyPy when Node or Executor class is constructed (once per class declaration, not per class instance), __slots__ is renamed to
> __slats__.
>
> https://bitbucket.org/scons/scons/pull-requests/347/avoid-using-__slots__-on-node-and-executor/diff
>
> "scons.py local-zip" works, once I increase the maximum open files from 1024 to 8192. "Great" PyPy support would include always
> opening files with the 'with' statement to explicitly close them on time.
>

This all sounds as if you have a decent plan and a clear vision about what has to be done. Is there anything in SCons missing for 
you right now, and where you'd need the support of the core team?

Regards,

Dirk