[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.83,1.84

Tim Peters python-dev@python.org
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:18:43 -0800


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv14057/python/dist/src/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
SF bug 110843:  Low FD_SETSIZE limit on Win32 (PR#41).  Boosted to 512.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.83
retrieving revision 1.84
diff -C2 -r1.83 -r1.84
*** NEWS	2000/12/01 07:59:35	1.83
--- NEWS	2000/12/12 01:18:39	1.84
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*** 28,31 ****
--- 28,39 ----
    via %u raised an error if it was too big to fit in an int.
  
+ Windows changes
+ 
+ - select module:  By default under Windows, a select() call
+   can specify no more than 64 sockets.  Python now boosts
+   this Microsoft default to 512.  If you need even more than
+   that, see the MS docs (you'll need to #define FD_SETSIZE
+   and recompile Python from source).
+ 
  
  What's New in Python 2.0?