[Python-checkins] cpython (3.6): Merge 3.6.0rc2 Misc/NEWS entries into 3.6.1

[ned.deily]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/21c6cd71bd9c
changeset:   105702:21c6cd71bd9c
branch:      3.6
parent:      105700:13c20a5f66e6
user:        Ned Deily <nad at python.org>
date:        Fri Dec 16 23:16:36 2016 -0500
summary:
  Merge 3.6.0rc2 Misc/NEWS entries into 3.6.1

files:
  Misc/NEWS |  111 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
  1 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -17,62 +17,85 @@
 - Issue #28991:  functools.lru_cache() was susceptible to an obscure $
   bug triggerable by a monkey-patched len() function.
 
+- Issue #28739: f-string expressions no longer accepted as docstrings and
+  by ast.literal_eval() even if they do not include expressions.
+
+- Issue #28512: Fixed setting the offset attribute of SyntaxError by
+  PyErr_SyntaxLocationEx() and PyErr_SyntaxLocationObject().
+
+- Issue #28918: Fix the cross compilation of xxlimited when Python has been
+  built with Py_DEBUG defined.
+
+- Issue #28731: Optimize _PyDict_NewPresized() to create correct size dict.
+  Improve speed of dict literal with constant keys up to 30%.
+
+Library
+-------
+
+- Issue #28779: multiprocessing.set_forkserver_preload() would crash the
+  forkserver process if a preloaded module instantiated some
+  multiprocessing objects such as locks.
+
+- Issue #28847: dbm.dumb now supports reading read-only files and no longer
+  writes the index file when it is not changed.
+
+- Issue #26937: The chown() method of the tarfile.TarFile class does not fail
+  now when the grp module cannot be imported, as for example on Android
+  platforms.
+
+Windows
+-------
+
+- Issue #28896: Deprecate WindowsRegistryFinder and disable it by default.
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+- Issue #28683: Fix the tests that bind() a unix socket and raise
+  PermissionError on Android for a non-root user.
+
+- Issue #26939: Add the support.setswitchinterval() function to fix
+  test_functools hanging on the Android armv7 qemu emulator.
+
+Build
+-----
+
+- Issue #20211: Do not add the directory for installing C header files and the
+  directory for installing object code libraries to the cross compilation
+  search paths. Original patch by Thomas Petazzoni.
+
+- Issue #28849: Do not define sys.implementation._multiarch on Android.
+
+
+What's New in Python 3.6.0 release candidate 2
+==============================================
+
+*Release date: 2016-12-16*
+
+Core and Builtins
+-----------------
+
 - Issue #28147: Fix a memory leak in split-table dictionaries: setattr()
   must not convert combined table into split table. Patch written by INADA
   Naoki.
 
-- Issue #28739: f-string expressions no longer accepted as docstrings and
-  by ast.literal_eval() even if they do not include expressions.
-
-- Issue #28512: Fixed setting the offset attribute of SyntaxError by
-  PyErr_SyntaxLocationEx() and PyErr_SyntaxLocationObject().
-
-- Issue #28918: Fix the cross compilation of xxlimited when Python has been
-  built with Py_DEBUG defined.
-
-- Issue #28731: Optimize _PyDict_NewPresized() to create correct size dict.
-  Improve speed of dict literal with constant keys up to 30%.
-
-Library
--------
-
-- Issue #28779: multiprocessing.set_forkserver_preload() would crash the
-  forkserver process if a preloaded module instantiated some
-  multiprocessing objects such as locks.
-
-- Issue #28847: dbm.dumb now supports reading read-only files and no longer
-  writes the index file when it is not changed.
-
-- Issue #26937: The chown() method of the tarfile.TarFile class does not fail
-  now when the grp module cannot be imported, as for example on Android
-  platforms.
-
-- Issue #28990: Fix SSL hanging if connection is closed before handshake
-  completed.
-  (Patch by HoHo-Ho)
+- Issue #28990: Fix asynchio SSL hanging if connection is closed before
+  handshake is completed. (Patch by HoHo-Ho)
+
+Tools/Demos
+-----------
+
+- Issue #28770: Fix python-gdb.py for fastcalls.
 
 Windows
 -------
 
-- Issue #28896: Deprecate WindowsRegistryFinder and disable it by default.
-
-Tests
------
-
-- Issue #28683: Fix the tests that bind() a unix socket and raise
-  PermissionError on Android for a non-root user.
-
-- Issue #26939: Add the support.setswitchinterval() function to fix
-  test_functools hanging on the Android armv7 qemu emulator.
+- Issue #28896: Deprecate WindowsRegistryFinder.
 
 Build
 -----
 
-- Issue #20211: Do not add the directory for installing C header files and the
-  directory for installing object code libraries to the cross compilation
-  search paths. Original patch by Thomas Petazzoni.
-
-- Issue #28849: Do not define sys.implementation._multiarch on Android.
+- Issue #28898: Prevent gdb build errors due to HAVE_LONG_LONG redefinition.
 
 
 What's New in Python 3.6.0 release candidate 1

-- 
Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython