[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.831.4.73,1.831.4.74

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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Modified Files:
      Tag: release23-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Backport of fix for SF bug 840829, memory corruption in some cases of
weakref callbacks.

This is a critical bugfix.  It's already been fixed on the trunk (2.4
development).  I don't intend to backport it to the 22 line, but if a
2.2.4 ever gets released, this should be in it.


Index: NEWS
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--- NEWS	13 Nov 2003 01:17:55 -0000	1.831.4.74
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*** 13,16 ****
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+ - Critical bugfix, for SF bug 840829:  if cyclic garbage collection
+   happened to occur during a weakref callback for a new-style class
+   instance, subtle memory corruption could result (in a release build;
+   in a debug build, a segfault occurred reliably very soon after).
+   This has been repaired.
+ 
  - Patch #820195: object.__contains__() now returns True or False instead
    of 1 or 0.
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  - The sre module (which underlies the re module) now uses a non-recursive
!   algorithm for matching. A bunch of ugly REs that used to fail with a 
    RuntimeError will now work. See Bug #757624
  
--- 43,47 ----
  
  - The sre module (which underlies the re module) now uses a non-recursive
!   algorithm for matching. A bunch of ugly REs that used to fail with a
    RuntimeError will now work. See Bug #757624
  
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*** 156,160 ****
  
  - The bsddb module and dbhash module now support the iterator and
!   mapping protocols. 
  
  - Bug #711632: Reset all state members in HTMLParser.reset.
--- 162,166 ----
  
  - The bsddb module and dbhash module now support the iterator and
!   mapping protocols.
  
  - Bug #711632: Reset all state members in HTMLParser.reset.