[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.103,1.104

[Guido van Rossum]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv20014

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Added notes about setup.py and cygwin build; removed note about
the previous auto-configuring modules feature (already obsolete :-).


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.103
retrieving revision 1.104
diff -C2 -r1.103 -r1.104
*** NEWS	2001/01/20 10:34:52	1.103
--- NEWS	2001/01/23 03:17:00	1.104
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*** 227,235 ****
  Build issues
  
! - On Linux (and possibly other Unix platforms), the readline and
!   _curses modules are automatically configured through
!   Modules/Setup.config.  These, and the bsddb module (which was
!   already dynamically configured) are now built as shared libraries by
!   default.
  
  - Python now always uses its own (renamed) implementation of getopt()
--- 227,242 ----
  Build issues
  
! - For Unix (and Unix-compatible) builds, configuration and building of
!   extension modules is now greatly automated.  Rather than having to
!   edit the Modules/Setup file to indicate which modules should be
!   built and where their include files and libraries are, a
!   distutils-based setup.py script now takes care of building most
!   extension modules.  All extension modules built this way are built
!   as shared libraries.  Only a few modules that must be linked
!   statically are still listed in the Setup file; you won't need to
!   edit their configuration.
! 
! - Python should now build out of the box on Cygwin.  If it doesn't,
!   mail to Jason Tishler (jlt63 at users.sourceforge.net).
  
  - Python now always uses its own (renamed) implementation of getopt()