[Cython] long long and VC6

[Kirill Simonov]

Hi Robert,
>>
>> I'm using Cython 0.10.3 to build an extension module and the  
>> generated C
>> file does not compile under VC6, which I use to create a Windows  
>> binary
>> package for Python 2.3.  The culprit is the following expression:
>>
>> PyObject *j = (likely(i >= 0) || !is_unsigned) ? PyInt_FromLong(i) :
>> PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong((sizeof(unsigned long long) >
>> sizeof(Py_ssize_t) ? (1ULL << (sizeof(Py_ssize_t)*8)) : 0) + i);
>>
>> in the function __Pyx_GetItemInt.  It looks like VC6 does not know  
>> about
>> "long long".  I suppose Cython should respect HAVE_LONG_LONG and use
>> PY_LONG_LONG macro instead of "long long".
> 
> Hmm... I don't have any experience with VC6, but it looks like a bug  
> to me. Could you file a bug report on trac? Also, do you know if  
> PY_LONG_LONG guaranteed to be 64+ bits?

I can't file a bug report, got Forbidden here:

http://trac.cython.org/cython_trac/newticket

I don't know about PY_LONG_LONG on 64+, but long long is C99, so I 
suppose it's a reasonably safe assumption.

Thanks,
Kirill.