gh-140513: Fail to compile if _Py_TAIL_CALL_INTERP is set but preserve_none and musttail do not exist. (GH-140548)

Co-authored-by: Chris Eibl <138194463+chris-eibl@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: XChaitanyaX

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2025-10-25-08-07-06.gh-issue-140513.6OhLTs.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Generate a clear compilation error when ``_Py_TAIL_CALL_INTERP`` is enabled but
+either ``preserve_none`` or ``musttail`` is not supported.

Python/ceval_macros.h

@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@
 #endif
 
 #if _Py_TAIL_CALL_INTERP
+#   if defined(__clang__) || defined(__GNUC__)
+#       if !_Py__has_attribute(preserve_none) || !_Py__has_attribute(musttail)
+#           error "This compiler does not have support for efficient tail calling."
+#       endif
+#   elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1950)
+#       error "You need at least VS 2026 / PlatformToolset v145 for tail calling."
+#   endif
+
     // Note: [[clang::musttail]] works for GCC 15, but not __attribute__((musttail)) at the moment.
 #   define Py_MUSTTAIL [[clang::musttail]]
 #   define Py_PRESERVE_NONE_CC __attribute__((preserve_none))