[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc ACKS,1.98.2.1,1.98.2.2 NEWS,1.189.2.5,1.189.2.6

[Tim Peters]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv23606/descr/dist/src/Misc

Modified Files:
      Tag: descr-branch
	ACKS NEWS 
Log Message:
Mrege of trunk tag delta date2001-07-30 to date2001-08-01.


Index: ACKS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/ACKS,v
retrieving revision 1.98.2.1
retrieving revision 1.98.2.2
diff -C2 -d -r1.98.2.1 -r1.98.2.2
*** ACKS	2001/07/28 05:02:59	1.98.2.1
--- ACKS	2001/08/02 02:40:43	1.98.2.2
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*** 311,314 ****
--- 311,315 ----
  Dan Pierson
  François Pinard
+ John Popplewell
  Amrit Prem
  Paul Prescod

Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.189.2.5
retrieving revision 1.189.2.6
diff -C2 -d -r1.189.2.5 -r1.189.2.6
*** NEWS	2001/07/30 04:08:14	1.189.2.5
--- NEWS	2001/08/02 02:40:43	1.189.2.6
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*** 9,12 ****
--- 9,16 ----
  Core
  
+ - Warnings about a mismatch in the Python API during extension import
+   now use the Python warning framework (which makes it possible to
+   write filters for these warnings).
+ 
  Library
  
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*** 20,23 ****
--- 24,41 ----
  
  C API
+ 
+ - Two new APIs PyOS_snprintf() and PyOS_vsnprintf() were added
+   which provide a cross-platform implementations for the
+   relatively new snprintf()/vsnprintf() C lib APIs. In contrast to
+   the standard sprintf() and vsprintf() C lib APIs, these versions
+   apply bounds checking on the used buffer which enhances protection
+   against buffer overruns.
+ 
+ - Unicode APIs now use name mangling to assure that mixing interpreters
+   and extensions using different Unicode widths is rendered next to 
+   impossible. Trying to import an incompatible Unicode-aware extension 
+   will result in an ImportError.  Unicode extensions writers must make
+   sure to check the Unicode width compatibility in their extensions by
+   using at least one of the mangled Unicode APIs in the extension.