Remove bool builtin name.

1e10cdfd · Robert Bradshaw · 41d9750c · 1e10cdfd
Commit 1e10cdfd authored Aug 11, 2010 by Robert Bradshaw
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--- a/Cython/Compiler/Builtin.py
+++ b/Cython/Compiler/Builtin.py
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ builtin_types_table = [

    ("type",    "PyType_Type",     []),

-    ("bool",    "PyBool_Type",     []),
+# This conflicts with the C++ bool type, and unfortunately
+# C++ is too liberal about PyObject* <-> bool conversions, 
+# resulting in unintuitive runtime behavior and segfaults.
+#    ("bool",    "PyBool_Type",     []),
+
    ("int",     "PyInt_Type",      []),
    ("long",    "PyLong_Type",     []),
    ("float",   "PyFloat_Type",    []),