Wording

python · brandtbucher · May 1, 2024 · Mar 31, 2024 · Apr 23, 2024 · Apr 25, 2024
commit 159d318eb834ebc38b46e834f70eb8d6992fdbe1
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ async def _compile(
             *self.args,
         ]
         if self.ghccc:
-            # So, this is mostly a giant hack (but it makes the code much
-            # smaller and faster, so it's worth it). We need to use the GHC
+            # This is a bit of an ugly workaround, but it makes the code much
+            # smaller and faster, so it's worth it. We want to use the GHC
             # calling convention, but Clang doesn't support it. So, we *first*
             # compile the code to LLVM IR, perform some text replacements on the
             # IR to change the calling convention(!), and then compile *that*.

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "pycore_jit.h"
 
 // This is where the calling convention changes, on platforms that require it.
-// The actual change is hacked in while the JIT compiler is being built, in
+// The actual change is patched in while the JIT compiler is being built, in
 // Tools/jit/_targets.py. On other platforms, this function compiles to nothing.
 _Py_CODEUNIT *
 _ENTRY(_PyInterpreterFrame *frame, PyObject **stack_pointer, PyThreadState *tstate)