[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.337.2.4.2.73,1.337.2.4.2.74

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
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Modified Files:
      Tag: release22-maint
	NEWS 
Log Message:
fsync():  Implemented for Windows, via calling MS _commit.  This counts
as "a bug" because there's no other way in core Python to ensure that
bytes written are actually on disk.  At least ZODB wants this guarantee,
for robustness against crashes.


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*** 3,6 ****
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+ - Implemented os.fsync() for Windows, where it calls the MS _commit()
+   function.  Before, there was no way in core Python to ensure file
+   writes actually showed up on disk when necessary.
+ 
  - Make all the strip, lstrip, rstrip functions/methods on
    string/unicode/UserString consistent by adding and/or