--- Objects/longobject.c.orig 2007-05-07 19:30:48.000000000 +0100 +++ Objects/longobject.c 2008-08-30 10:16:13.000000000 +0100 @@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ PyErr_NoMemory(); return NULL; } + /* XXX(nnorwitz): This can overflow -- + PyObject_NEW_VAR / _PyObject_VAR_SIZE need to detect overflow */ return PyObject_NEW_VAR(PyLongObject, &PyLong_Type, size); }