Python 2.1 for Cygwin does not "threading"

[Tim Peters]

[Gilles Lenfant]
> I just made an update of my cygwin tools and noticed a new python
> distro available for cygwin.

Yup!  Thanks to Jason Tishler, 2.1 Python compiles out of the box for Cygwin.

> But the threading stuff don't work!
>
> Is it a "bug" or a feature ?

Neither.  Cygwin pthreads isn't ready for prime time yet, so the Cygwin
Python is compiled without thread support for now.  See the NEWS file in
Python's source distribution for other known Cygwin glitches.