[Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.339,1.340

[Tim Peters]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv11271/python/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
SF bug #495548:  troublesome #define in pyport.h
Removed the ancient "#define ANY void".

Bugfix candidate?  Hard call.  The bug report claims the existence of
this #define creates conflicts with other packages, which is easy to
believe.  OTOH, some extension authors may still be relying on its
presence.  I'm afraid you can't win on this one.


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.339
retrieving revision 1.340
diff -C2 -d -r1.339 -r1.340
*** NEWS	2001/12/21 21:36:50	1.339
--- NEWS	2001/12/25 19:07:38	1.340
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*** 17,20 ****
--- 17,25 ----
  C API
  
+ - An old #define of ANY as void has been removed from pyport.h.  This
+   hasn't been used since Python's pre-ANSI days, and the #define has
+   been marked as obsolete since then.  SF bug 495548 says it created
+   conflicts with other packages, so keeping it around wasn't harmless.
+ 
  - Because Python's magic number scheme broke on January 1st, we decided
    to stop Python development.  Thanks for all the fish!