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extra : rebase_source : 4cc5a2b5b9044e06fca82d216aa5a3c919abf033

utility code construction for struct conversion requires constructing the field conversion functions as well

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extra : transplant_source : %A3%81%87%E2%0A%20%DA%7D%7E%5B%A0%9B%80i%F9%8Az%9B%F3%DC

simplify test for GCC >= 2.95 for branch prediction

document memoryview attributes better

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extra : amend_source : 9ae2e52935ae16af23c35b6329d53e559b7c39d0

Fixed typo

(I know, I know. It was just too visible.)

apply freelist type check also when *adding* dead objects to the freelist to make sure their eventual cleanup works correctly

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extra : amend_source : 6c9be6e15396919e08090d9d12557c4255fd8a3c

revert to using malloc/free for data buffer allocation in case external code wants to fiddle with it

make it easier for the C compiler to prune some useless error checking code in cython.array constructor

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extra : amend_source : 4d5d9dc96421710652afe8614c9f32db26cc88c1

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extra : amend_source : 685e555a2102e496280287b3b7605d67d694ff40

use CPython heap memory allocation for memory views where possible (outside of nogil sections) as it tends to be faster than plain malloc()