[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.216,1.217

[Tim Peters]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv23325/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Add a new function imp.lock_held(), and use it to skip test_threaded_import
when that test is doomed to deadlock.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.216
retrieving revision 1.217
diff -C2 -d -r1.216 -r1.217
*** NEWS	2001/08/29 02:28:42	1.216
--- NEWS	2001/08/30 05:16:13	1.217
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*** 9,12 ****
--- 9,15 ----
  Library
  
+ + A new function, imp.lock_held(), returns 1 when the import lock is
+   currently held.  See the docs for the imp module.
+ 
  + pickle, cPickle and marshal on 32-bit platforms can now correctly read
    dumps containing ints written on platforms where Python ints are 8 bytes.
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*** 17,20 ****
--- 20,29 ----
  
  Build
+ 
+ API
+ 
+ + XXX Say something about Neil's GC rework, and that extensions that
+   don't upgrade to the new scheme will still compile but not actually
+   participate in GC.
  
  New platforms