[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.116,1.117

Tim Peters tim_one@users.sourceforge.net
Thu, 01 Feb 2001 21:57:17 -0800


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv12891/python/dist/src/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Patch derived from Trent's 101162: a Python/C API testing framework.
STILL NEEDS UNIX BUILD CHANGES.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.116
retrieving revision 1.117
diff -C2 -r1.116 -r1.117
*** NEWS	2001/02/02 03:29:24	1.116
--- NEWS	2001/02/02 05:57:14	1.117
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*** 61,65 ****
  - A 'continue' statement can now appear in a try block within the body
    of a loop.  It is still not possible to use continue in a finally
!   clause. 
  
  Standard library
--- 61,65 ----
  - A 'continue' statement can now appear in a try block within the body
    of a loop.  It is still not possible to use continue in a finally
!   clause.
  
  Standard library
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*** 95,104 ****
    family is AF_PACKET.
  
  Windows changes
  
  - Build procedure:  the zlib project is built in a different way that
    ensures the zlib header files used can no longer get out of synch with
!   the zlib binary used.  See PCbuild\readme.txt for details.
  
  
  What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 1?
--- 95,113 ----
    family is AF_PACKET.
  
+ - test_capi.py is a start at running tests of the Python C API.  The tests
+   are implemented by the new Modules/_testmodule.c.
+ 
  Windows changes
  
  - Build procedure:  the zlib project is built in a different way that
    ensures the zlib header files used can no longer get out of synch with
!   the zlib binary used.  See PCbuild\readme.txt for details.  Your old
!   zlib-related directories can be deleted; you'll need to download fresh
!   source for zlib and unpack it into a new directory.
! 
! - Build:  New subproject _test for the benefit of test_capi.py (see above).
  
+ - Build:  subproject ucnhash is gone, since the code was folded into the
+   unicodedata subproject.
  
  What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 1?