[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.127,1.128

[Neil Schemenauer]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv31495/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Add Vladimir Marangozov's object allocator. It is disabled by default. This
closes SF patch #401229.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.127
retrieving revision 1.128
diff -C2 -r1.127 -r1.128
*** NEWS	2001/02/27 04:21:58	1.127
--- NEWS	2001/02/27 04:45:05	1.128
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*** 4,7 ****
--- 4,16 ----
  Core language, builtins, and interpreter
  
+ - An optional object allocator has been included.  This allocator is
+   optimized for Python objects and should be faster and use less memory
+   than the standard system allocator.  It is not enabled by default
+   because of possible thread safety problems.  The allocator is only
+   protected by the Python interpreter lock and it is possible that some
+   extension modules require a thread safe allocator.  The object
+   allocator can be enabled by providing the "--with-pymalloc" option to
+   configure.
+ 
  Standard library