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NEWS
Log Message:
Add blurb about 32-bit Windows installer -- this made the SF release notes,
but apparently didn't get backstitched into NEWS before the release.
Trimmed trailing whitespace.
Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS 2002/01/10 16:25:57 1.146.2.7
--- NEWS 2002/01/11 04:21:11 1.146.2.8
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*** 1,6 ****
! What's New in Python 2.1.2 (rc1) ?
! ==============================
! - The socket object gained a new method, 'sendall()'. This method
is guaranteed to send all data - this is not guaranteed by the
'send()' method. See also SF patch #474307. The standard library
--- 1,10 ----
! What's New in Python 2.1.2 (rc1)?
! =================================
! - The 32-bit Windows installer (new for 2.2) is now used for 2.1.2
! too. This works much better on Windows 2000 and XP, especially
! if you don't have Administrator privileges.
!
! - The socket object gained a new method, 'sendall()'. This method
is guaranteed to send all data - this is not guaranteed by the
'send()' method. See also SF patch #474307. The standard library
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*** 14,18 ****
inside a 'try' block.
! - SF bug #422004: Py_Initialise fix that allows reload(exceptions) to
work - this is apparently very important for embedded python working
with multiple interpreters.
--- 18,22 ----
inside a 'try' block.
! - SF bug #422004: Py_Initialise fix that allows reload(exceptions) to
work - this is apparently very important for embedded python working
with multiple interpreters.
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*** 28,38 ****
the instructions in the documentation of the posix module).
! - SF bug #443120: Fix a cgi.py denial-of-service attack,
! - socketmodule's SSL_read and SSL_write now release the global interpreter
lock.
! - threading uses the PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM attribute where available.
! This should remove the need to add tiny sleeps at the start of threads
to allow other threads to be scheduled.
--- 32,42 ----
the instructions in the documentation of the posix module).
! - SF bug #443120: Fix a cgi.py denial-of-service attack,
! - socketmodule's SSL_read and SSL_write now release the global interpreter
lock.
! - threading uses the PTHREAD_SCOPE_SYSTEM attribute where available.
! This should remove the need to add tiny sleeps at the start of threads
to allow other threads to be scheduled.
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*** 360,364 ****
- Some improvements to Tools/webchecker (ignore some more URL types,
! follow some more links).
- Brought the Tools/compiler package up to date.
--- 364,368 ----
- Some improvements to Tools/webchecker (ignore some more URL types,
! follow some more links).
- Brought the Tools/compiler package up to date.
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*** 448,452 ****
PyRun_AnyFileExFlags(), PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags(). These
variants may be removed in Python 2.2, when nested scopes are
! mandatory.
Distutils
--- 452,456 ----
PyRun_AnyFileExFlags(), PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags(). These
variants may be removed in Python 2.2, when nested scopes are
! mandatory.
Distutils
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*** 455,468 ****
into the release tree.
! - several enhancements to the bdist_wininst command from Thomas Heller
(an uninstaller, more customization of the installer's display)
- from Jack Jansen: added Mac-specific code to generate a dialog for
users to specify the command-line (because providing a command-line with
! MacPython is awkward). Jack also made various fixes for the Mac
and the Metrowerks compiler.
!
! - added 'platforms' and 'keywords' to the set of metadata that can be
! specified for a distribution.
- applied patches from Jason Tishler to make the compiler class work with
--- 459,472 ----
into the release tree.
! - several enhancements to the bdist_wininst command from Thomas Heller
(an uninstaller, more customization of the installer's display)
- from Jack Jansen: added Mac-specific code to generate a dialog for
users to specify the command-line (because providing a command-line with
! MacPython is awkward). Jack also made various fixes for the Mac
and the Metrowerks compiler.
!
! - added 'platforms' and 'keywords' to the set of metadata that can be
! specified for a distribution.
- applied patches from Jason Tishler to make the compiler class work with
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