PEP 703: Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional

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Excellent work.

This is nitpick but I don’t like --with(out)-gil option. --with option usually used for external dependency. Since we don’t need --with-gil=/path/to/libgil, I prefer --enable-gil / --disable-gil option.

See 3. Adding Options for reference.

--enable-*/--disable-* arguments

The arguments starting with –enable- prefix are usually used to enable features of the program. They usually add or remove dependencies only if they are needed for that particular feature being enabled or disabled.

--with-*/--without-* arguments

The arguments starting with –with- prefix are usually used to add or remove dependencies on external projects. These might add or remove features from the project.

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