[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Mac ReadMe,1.38,1.39 Relnotes,1.28,1.29
Jack Jansen
jackjansen@users.sourceforge.net
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:41:46 -0800
Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Mac
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ReadMe Relnotes
Log Message:
Applying r22c1 branch mods back to the trunk.
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*** ReadMe 2001/12/13 12:58:09 1.38
--- ReadMe 2001/12/20 20:41:44 1.39
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! How to install Python 2.2b2 on your Macintosh
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This is a MacPython that can run on classic MacOS (from 8.1
onwards) and natively on MacOSX. The installer tries to work out whether you can
! use the Carbon version or not.
You should definitely read the Relnotes file too, and the section below about
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! How to install Python 2.2c1 on your Macintosh
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+ This is a release candidate for MacPython 2.2, please report any problems as
+ soon as possible, by email to pythonmac-sig@python.org.
+
This is a MacPython that can run on classic MacOS (from 8.1
onwards) and natively on MacOSX. The installer tries to work out whether you can
! use the Carbon version or not. For Mac OS X users: this version of Python
! does not run from the command line, it is a pure "Mac only" app. Use the standard
! unix Python from the commandline, the two Pythons will be merged in the future.
You should definitely read the Relnotes file too, and the section below about
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modules you may think of as toolbox modules (such as Waste) really are not,
and they are not in the Carbon package.
+
+ Also, all toolbox modules have been updated to Universal Headers 3.4, and
+ are (for classic PPC) weak-linked against InterfaceLib so that they should
+ work on all systems back to MacOS 8.1. Calling an unimplemented function will
+ raise an exception, not crash your interpreter.
Another change related to the OSX growth path is that there is a new module
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Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared
libraries PythonCore and PythonCoreCarbon lives in the Extensions
! folder and the "Python 2.2b2 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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Two items are installed in the system folder: the interpreter shared
libraries PythonCore and PythonCoreCarbon lives in the Extensions
! folder and the "Python 2.2c1 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 2.2b2 works as expected you can trash
anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
! "2.2b2".
The ConfigurePython... applets will try to detect incompatible
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are lost and you have to set them again.
! After you are satisfied that 2.2c1 works as expected you can trash
anything in the system folder that has "python" in the name and not
! "2.2c1".
The ConfigurePython... applets will try to detect incompatible
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Goodger, Chris Barker, Luc Lefebvre, Tattoo Mabonzo K., Russell Finn,
Tom Bridgman, Russel Owen, Pascal Oberndoerfer, Dean Draayer,
! Alexandre Parenteau, Donovan Preston
and all the other people who provided feedback, code or both!
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Goodger, Chris Barker, Luc Lefebvre, Tattoo Mabonzo K., Russell Finn,
Tom Bridgman, Russel Owen, Pascal Oberndoerfer, Dean Draayer,
! Alexandre Parenteau, Donovan Preston, Daniel Brotsky, Jason Harper,
! Nitin Ganatra,
and all the other people who provided feedback, code or both!
Index: Relnotes
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*** Relnotes 2001/11/30 14:16:27 1.28
--- Relnotes 2001/12/20 20:41:44 1.29
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! Changes in 2.2b2 since 2.1.1
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These release notes refer to Mac-specific changes only. See NEWS (in the Misc folder)
! for machine-independent changes. Changes that are new in 2.2b2 are flagged as such.
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! Changes in 2.2c1 since 2.1.1
----------------------------
These release notes refer to Mac-specific changes only. See NEWS (in the Misc folder)
! for machine-independent changes. Changes that are new in 2.2c1 are flagged as such.
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to contribute. Aside from reducing clutter this change will also benefit the
port to Mach-O/OSX Python later.
- On input MacPython now accepts either \n (unix style) or \r (mac style) newlines
for text files. This behaviour can be turned off with a preference.
This is an experimental feature; again: feedback is requested.
- Command-dot handling has been improved a lot: scripts are now much easier to interrupt,
! and they only scan for cmd-. while in the foreground. [2.2b2]
! - "Copy" from the MacPython console window was always disabled. Fixed. [2.2b2]
! - This release should run on MacOS 8.1 again. [2.2b2 build 116]
! - A new, rather different GUSI I/O library is used. Please report any strange behaviour
! with I/O to the pythonmac-sig mailing list! [2.2b2]
- There is a new module macresource which makes it easier to open a resource file
accompanying your script when the script is not (yet) converted to an applet.
This module will later also do the right thing in Mach-O/OSX Python.
- A new, experimental module hfsplus is included, which gives access to some of the
! functionality of the HFS+ API. [2.2b2]
- Threads had a stack that was too small for many serious Python applications (20K).
They now get 64K. There is still no overflow check, though.
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to contribute. Aside from reducing clutter this change will also benefit the
port to Mach-O/OSX Python later.
+ - All toolbox modules have been updated to Universal Headers 3.4. [2.2c1]
+ - Toolbox modules are weaklinked against InterfaceLib (for PPC builds) and raise
+ an exception when you call an unimplemented one on an old MacOS. [2.2c1]
- On input MacPython now accepts either \n (unix style) or \r (mac style) newlines
for text files. This behaviour can be turned off with a preference.
This is an experimental feature; again: feedback is requested.
+ - The IDE looks better on OS X, but still not as good as on OS9. [2.2c1]
- Command-dot handling has been improved a lot: scripts are now much easier to interrupt,
! and they only scan for cmd-. while in the foreground.
! - "Copy" from the MacPython console window was always disabled. Fixed.
! - This release should run on MacOS 8.1 again.
! - A new, rather different GUSI I/O library is used.
! - time.time() returns positive values again. [2.2c1]
- There is a new module macresource which makes it easier to open a resource file
accompanying your script when the script is not (yet) converted to an applet.
This module will later also do the right thing in Mach-O/OSX Python.
+ - (Carbon only) experimental modules Carbon.CG (CoreGraphics) and CarbonEvt have
+ been added. [2.2c1]
- A new, experimental module hfsplus is included, which gives access to some of the
! functionality of the HFS+ API.
! - A new, experimental module gives access to Carbon Events. [2.2c1]
- Threads had a stack that was too small for many serious Python applications (20K).
They now get 64K. There is still no overflow check, though.
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! - Stackless Python/microthreads hasn't been ported to 2.2 yet. If/when it becomes available
! Just will undoubtedly announce it on pythonmac-sig and the MacPython homepage.
! - The toolbox modules have not been updated to Universal Header 3.4 or CarbonLib 1.4 yet.
Known problems
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! - The toolbox modules have not all been updated to Universal Header 3.4 or CarbonLib 1.4 yet.
Known problems
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http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html.
! - MacPython 2.2b2 (and MacPython 2.1) will not run correctly on a multiprocessor MacOS X
machine, it will quickly deadlock during I/O operations. The GUSI I/O library is suspected,
hints/clues/workarounds are solicited.
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http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html.
! - MacPython 2.2 (and MacPython 2.1) will not run correctly on a multiprocessor MacOS X
machine, it will quickly deadlock during I/O operations. The GUSI I/O library is suspected,
hints/clues/workarounds are solicited.
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- Tkinter file events do not work, unless you have opened the file through Tcl (but then
you cannot access it from Python).
+ - The IDE object and class browser look funny on OSX, but they work fine.
- Aliases may not work in sys.path entries.
- PythonInterpreter used interactively will eat a lot of processor cycles. You should use