Expose extension compiler requirements in build-details.json
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Description
CPython's build-details.json should expose the extension compiler flags required or recommended by the interpreter build, including PEP 831's frame-pointer choice. This gives generic build backends and tools such as cibuildwheel a supported alternative to copying the complete sysconfig CFLAGS value.
Context: https://github.com/python/peps/pull/5074#discussion_r3711307663
Linked PRs
- gh-155172
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Research direction
Read the PEP 831 discussion and the linked gh-155172 work first to understand the proposed build-details.json fields. Done means exposing the extension compiler flags required or recommended by the interpreter build, including the frame-pointer choice, without requiring tools to copy the complete sysconfig CFLAGS value.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100