Update python-debug description for Python 3.8 ABI unification

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Petr Viktorin 2019-07-19 17:49:16 +02:00
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@ -534,15 +534,13 @@ extension modules.
This version uses more memory and will be slower than the regular Python build, This version uses more memory and will be slower than the regular Python build,
but is useful for tracking down reference-counting issues and other bugs. but is useful for tracking down reference-counting issues and other bugs.
The bytecode format is unchanged, so that .pyc files are compatible between
this and the standard version of Python, but the debugging features mean that
C/C++ extension modules are ABI-incompatible and must be built for each version
separately.
The debug build shares installation directories with the standard Python The debug build shares installation directories with the standard Python
runtime, so that .py and .pyc files can be shared. runtime. Python modules -- source (.py), bytecode (.pyc), and C-API extensions
Compiled extension modules use a special ABI flag ("d") in the filename, (.cpython*.so) -- are compatible between this and the standard version
so extensions for both versions can co-exist in the same directory. of Python.
The debug runtime additionally supports debug builds of C-API extensions
(with the "d" ABI flag) for debugging issues in those extensions.
%endif # with debug_build %endif # with debug_build
%else # with flatpackage %else # with flatpackage