[Numpy-discussion] NumPy C-API now has prefixes

[Travis Oliphant]

I just committed a big change to the NumPy SVN (r2773-r2777) which adds 
the prefix npy_ or NPY_ to all names not otherwise pre-fixed.

There is also a noprefix.h  header that allows you to use the names 
without the prefixes defined, as before

Plus:

1) The special FLAG names with _FLAGS  now have the _FLAGS removed 
2) The PY_ARRAY_TYPES_PREFIX is ignored.
3) The tMIN/tMAX macros are removed
4) MAX_DIMS --> NPY_MAXDIMS
5) OWN_DATA --> NPY_OWNDATA

There is the header

oldnumeric.h

that can be used for compatibility with the Numeric C-API (including the 
names CONTIGUOUS and OWN_DATA).

Please,

try out the new C-API and let's get the bugs wrinkled out. 


Hopefully this will give us a more solid foundation for the future... 
I've already committed changes to matplotlib SVN that allow it to work 
with old and new NumPy.

-Travis