[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Mac ReadMe,1.48.8.1,1.48.8.2

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Mac
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Modified Files:
      Tag: release23-maint
	ReadMe 
Log Message:
(Tentative) files used for MacPython-OS9 2.3.3 distribution.

Index: ReadMe
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Mac/Attic/ReadMe,v
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*** ReadMe	4 Aug 2003 22:49:42 -0000	1.48.8.1
--- ReadMe	28 Dec 2003 21:52:50 -0000	1.48.8.2
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! How to install MacPython-OS9 2.3 on your Macintosh
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! How to install MacPython-OS9 2.3.3 on your Macintosh
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    only modules that are not shared with MacPython-OSX 2.3.
  - macfs is now a pure Python wrapper module around various modules in the
!   Carbon package. For 2.3a2 only this wrapping is incomplete: fsspec.SetDates()
!   does not work yet. If you encounter any other problems please report them.
  
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    only modules that are not shared with MacPython-OSX 2.3.
  - macfs is now a pure Python wrapper module around various modules in the
!   Carbon package.
  
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  test_tarfile fails, this problem is being investigated.
  
! Three tests will fail on MacOS9 with MemoryErrors:
  test_longexp, test_sha and test_zlib (on MacOSX these should pass).
  
! If you increase the PythonInterpreter memory partition size they will
! pass (but for longexp you have to increase it by an incredible amount,
  400MB is rumoured). It will, however, print some messages about
  optional features not supported. You should not worry about these,
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  test_tarfile fails, this problem is being investigated.
  
! Four tests may fail on MacOS9 with MemoryErrors: test_import,
  test_longexp, test_sha and test_zlib (on MacOSX these should pass).
+ If test_import fails various later tests will also fail, increase
+ memory size to 64MB or so to make it pass.
  
! If you increase the PythonInterpreter memory partition size the tests will
! all pass (but for longexp you have to increase it by an incredible amount,
  400MB is rumoured). It will, however, print some messages about
  optional features not supported. You should not worry about these,
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  platforms. Also, if you didn't run compileall before autotesting you
  may run out of memory the first time you run the tests. test_socket
! may also fail if you have no internet connection. Please also read the
! Relnotes file for other minor problems with this distribution.
  
  Using Python is most easily done from the IDE, which has a builtin
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  platforms. Also, if you didn't run compileall before autotesting you
  may run out of memory the first time you run the tests. test_socket
! may also fail if you have no internet connection.
  
  Using Python is most easily done from the IDE, which has a builtin
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  Up to three items are installed in the MacOS 8 or 9 system folder: the interpreter
  shared library PythonCore lives in the Extensions
! folder and the "Python 2.3a2 Preferences" file in the Python subfolder
  in the Preferences folder. All the rest of Python lives in the folder
  you installed in.
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  Up to three items are installed in the MacOS 8 or 9 system folder: the interpreter
  shared library PythonCore lives in the Extensions
! folder and the "Python 2.3.3 Preferences" file in the Python subfolder
  in the Preferences folder. All the rest of Python lives in the folder
  you installed in.
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  are lost and you have to set them again.
  
! After you are satisfied that 2.3a2 works as expected you can trash
  anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
! "2.3a2".
  
  The ConfigurePython applet will try to detect incompatible
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  are lost and you have to set them again.
  
! After you are satisfied that 2.3.3 works as expected you can trash
  anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
! "2.3.3".
  
  The ConfigurePython applet will try to detect incompatible