[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Pythonmarshal.c, 1.79, 1.80

[Raymond Hettinger]

[Armin]
> Crash.  Which means that there is no way in 2.4.0 to marshal an object
in the
> > old version format as a string -- you'd have to work around by
writing a real
> > file and reading it back :-(

[Aahz]
> Brown bag time?

Perhaps a rather quick Py2.4.1 would be in order.
 
Ideally, it should include other important fixes:
 
* Tim's critical thread bug
   http://www.python.org/sf/1069160 
 
* Compile of _socket fails on 2.4 (SGI Orion only)
   http://www.python.org/sf/1086642
   (waiting for a developer who has this set-up)
 
* sys.stdin segfaults on invalid stdin
   http://www.python.org/sf/1084766
   (Jeff Epler has already isolated the problem)
 
* truncated gzip file triggers zlibmodule segfault
   http://www.python.org/sf/1083110
   (assigned to Andrew)
 
* various installer issues (all currently assigned to Martin)
 
* bad arg type to isspace in struct module
   http://www.python.org/sf/1072182
   (assigned to me)
 
* fix bug in StringIO.truncate - length not changed
   http://www.python.org/sf/951915
   (assigned to me)
 
* Fix for off-by-one bug in urllib.URLopener.retrieve
   http://www.python.org/sf/810023
   (assigned to me)
 
 
Raymond