[Python-checkins] r74778 - python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS

Sun Sep 13 17:51:52 CEST 2009

Author: matthias.klose
Date: Sun Sep 13 17:51:51 2009
New Revision: 74778
Log:
- Re-add 2.6.2 entry, move all entries made after 2.6.2 to the 2.6.3 entry.
Modified:
 python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS
Modified: python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================

--- python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/release26-maint/Misc/NEWS	Sun Sep 13 17:51:51 2009
@@ -186,6 +186,62 @@
 - Issue #1202: zipfile module would cause a DeprecationWarning when storing
 files with a CRC32 > 2**31-1.
 
+- Issue #6163: Fixed HP-UX runtime library dir options in
+ distutils.unixcompiler. Initial patch by Sridhar Ratnakumar and
+ Michael Haubenwallner.
+
+- Issue #4660: If a multiprocessing.JoinableQueue.put() was preempted, it was
+ possible to get a spurious 'task_done() called too many times' error.
+
+- Issue #6595: The Decimal constructor now allows arbitrary Unicode
+ decimal digits in input, as recommended by the standard. Previously
+ it was restricted to accepting [0-9].
+
+- Issue #6553: Fixed a crash in cPickle.load(), when given a file-like object
+ containing incomplete data.
+
+- Issue #2622: Fixed an ImportError when importing email.messsage from a
+ standalone application built with py2exe or py2app.
+
+- Issue #6455: Fixed test_build_ext under win32. 
+
+- Issue #6403: Fixed package path usage in build_ext.
+
+- Issue #6287: Added the license field in Distutils documentation.
+
+- Issue #6263: Fixed syntax error in distutils.cygwincompiler.
+
+- Issue #5201: distutils.sysconfig.parse_makefile() now understands `$$`
+ in Makefiles. This prevents compile errors when using syntax like:
+ `LDFLAGS='-rpath=\$$LIB:/some/other/path'`. Patch by Floris Bruynooghe.
+
+- Issue #6062: In distutils, fixed the package option of build_ext. Feedback
+ and tests on pywin32 by Tim Golden.
+
+- Issue #1309567: Fix linecache behavior of stripping subdirectories when
+ looking for files given by a relative filename.
+
+- Issue #6046: Fixed the library extension when distutils build_ext is used
+ inplace. Initial patch by Roumen Petrov.
+
+- Issue #6022: a test file was created in the current working directory by
+ test_get_outputs in Distutils.
+
+- Issue #5977: distutils build_ext.get_outputs was not taking into account the
+ inplace option. Initial patch by kxroberto.
+
+- Issue #5984: distutils.command.build_ext.check_extensions_list checks were broken
+ for old-style extensions.
+
+- Issue #5854: Updated __all__ to include some missing names and remove some
+ names which should not be exported.
+
+- Issue #5810: Fixed Distutils test_build_scripts so it uses
+ sysconfig.get_config_vars.
+
+- Issue #6865: Fix reference counting issue in the initialization of the pwd
+ module.
+
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
@@ -208,6 +264,9 @@
 - Issue #5726: Make Modules/ld_so_aix return the actual exit code of the
 linker, rather than always exit successfully. Patch by Floris Bruynooghe.
 
+- Issue 5809: Specifying both --enable-framework and --enable-shared is
+ an error. Configure now explicity tells you about this.
+
 Documentation
 -------------
 
@@ -225,6 +284,12 @@
 incorrectly on __exit__.
 
 
+What's New in Python 2.6.2
+==========================
+
+*Release date: 14-Apr-2009*
+
+
 What's New in Python 2.6.2 rc 1
 ===============================
 
@@ -324,59 +389,6 @@
 Library
 -------
 
-- Issue #6163: Fixed HP-UX runtime library dir options in
- distutils.unixcompiler. Initial patch by Sridhar Ratnakumar and
- Michael Haubenwallner.
-
-- Issue #4660: If a multiprocessing.JoinableQueue.put() was preempted, it was
- possible to get a spurious 'task_done() called too many times' error.
-
-- Issue #6595: The Decimal constructor now allows arbitrary Unicode
- decimal digits in input, as recommended by the standard. Previously
- it was restricted to accepting [0-9].
-
-- Issue #6553: Fixed a crash in cPickle.load(), when given a file-like object
- containing incomplete data.
-
-- Issue #2622: Fixed an ImportError when importing email.messsage from a
- standalone application built with py2exe or py2app.
-
-- Issue #6455: Fixed test_build_ext under win32. 
-
-- Issue #6403: Fixed package path usage in build_ext.
-
-- Issue #6287: Added the license field in Distutils documentation.
-
-- Issue #6263: Fixed syntax error in distutils.cygwincompiler.
-
-- Issue #5201: distutils.sysconfig.parse_makefile() now understands `$$`
- in Makefiles. This prevents compile errors when using syntax like:
- `LDFLAGS='-rpath=\$$LIB:/some/other/path'`. Patch by Floris Bruynooghe.
-
-- Issue #6062: In distutils, fixed the package option of build_ext. Feedback
- and tests on pywin32 by Tim Golden.
-
-- Issue #1309567: Fix linecache behavior of stripping subdirectories when
- looking for files given by a relative filename.
-
-- Issue #6046: Fixed the library extension when distutils build_ext is used
- inplace. Initial patch by Roumen Petrov.
-
-- Issue #6022: a test file was created in the current working directory by
- test_get_outputs in Distutils.
-
-- Issue #5977: distutils build_ext.get_outputs was not taking into account the
- inplace option. Initial patch by kxroberto.
-
-- Issue #5984: distutils.command.build_ext.check_extensions_list checks were broken
- for old-style extensions.
-
-- Issue #5854: Updated __all__ to include some missing names and remove some
- names which should not be exported.
-
-- Issue #5810: Fixed Distutils test_build_scripts so it uses
- sysconfig.get_config_vars.
-
 - Issue #5741: don't disallow "%%" (which is an escape for "%") when setting
 a value in SafeConfigParser.
 
@@ -697,9 +709,6 @@
 Build
 -----
 
-- Issue 5809: Specifying both --enable-framework and --enable-shared is
- an error. Configure now explicity tells you about this.
-
 - Link the shared python library with $(MODLIBS).
 
 - Issue #5134: Silence compiler warnings when compiling sqlite with VC++.
@@ -780,9 +789,6 @@
 Library
 -------
 
-- Issue #6865: Fix reference counting issue in the initialization of the pwd
- module.
-
 - Issue #3741: DISTUTILS_USE_SDK set causes msvc9compiler.py to raise an
 exception.
 
