[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.416,1.417

[gvanrossum@users.sourceforge.net]

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv31651/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
Address SF bug 519621: slots weren't traversed by GC.

While I was at it, I added a tp_clear handler and changed the
tp_dealloc handler to use the clear_slots helper for the tp_clear
handler.

Also tightened the rules for slot names: they must now be proper
identifiers (ignoring the dirty little fact that <ctype.h> is locale
sensitive).

Also set mp->flags = READONLY for the __weakref__ pseudo-slot.

Most of this is a 2.2 bugfix candidate; I'll apply it there myself.



Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	4 Jun 2002 18:27:35 -0000	1.416
--- NEWS	4 Jun 2002 19:52:48 -0000	1.417
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*** 7,10 ****
--- 7,16 ----
  Core and builtins
  
+ - Classes using __slots__ are now properly garbage collected.
+   [SF bug 519621]
+ 
+ - Tightened the __slots__ rules: a slot name must be a valid Python
+   identifier.
+ 
  - The constructor for the module type now requires a name argument and
    takes an optional docstring argument.  Previously, this constructor