[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.389,1.390

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Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:33:44 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv26698/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Added note about new distutils commands.



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  Library
  
+ - New distutils commands for building packagers were added to
+   support pkgtool on Solaris and swinstall on HP-UX.
+ 
+ - distutils now has a new abstract binary packager base class
+   command/bdist_packager, which simplifies writing packagers.
+   This will hopefully provide the missing bits to encourage
+   people to submit more packagers, e.g. for Debian, FreeBSD
+   and other systems.
+ 
  - The UTF-16, -LE and -BE now raise a NotImplementedError
    for all calls to .readline(). Previously, they used to just