===Python API===

Something to try making import/export script writers happy; Mesh.New() will
not create a new Blender mesh datablock unless the mesh is linked to an
object.

source/blender/python/api2_2x/Mesh.h

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	PyObject_HEAD		/* required python macro   */
 	Mesh *mesh;
 	Object *object;
+	char new;			/* was mesh created or already existed? */
 } BPy_Mesh;
 
 /* PROTOS */