Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv3489/Misc Modified Files: NEWS Log Message: "Fix" (for certain configurations of the planets, including recent gcc on Linux/x86) [ 899109 ] 1==float('nan') by implementing rich comparisons for floats. Seems to make comparisons involving NaNs somewhat less surprising when the underlying C compiler actually implements C99 semantics. Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.936 retrieving revision 1.937 diff -C2 -d -r1.936 -r1.937 *** NEWS 15 Feb 2004 21:19:18 -0000 1.936 --- NEWS 19 Feb 2004 19:35:22 -0000 1.937 *************** *** 13,16 **** --- 13,20 ---- ----------------- + - Implemented rich comparisons for floats, which seems to make + comparisons involving NaNs somewhat less surprising when the + underlying C compiler actually implements C99 semantics. + - Optimized list.extend() to save memory and no longer create intermediate sequences. Also, extend() now pre-allocates the