[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/PC/os2emx README.os2emx,1.5,1.6

aimacintyre@users.sourceforge.net aimacintyre@users.sourceforge.net
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 05:55:33 -0700


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/PC/os2emx
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv7008

Modified Files:
	README.os2emx 
Log Message:
update OS/2 EMX port notes

Index: README.os2emx
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/PC/os2emx/README.os2emx,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -C2 -d -r1.5 -r1.6
*** README.os2emx	9 Jun 2003 08:15:14 -0000	1.5
--- README.os2emx	10 Jul 2003 12:55:30 -0000	1.6
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  time:
  - test_mhlib (I don't know of any port of MH to OS/2);
! - test_pwd (see "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" item 10, probably a bug in my code);
  - test_grp (as per test_pwd);
  - test_strftime (see "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" item 15);
--- 293,297 ----
  time:
  - test_mhlib (I don't know of any port of MH to OS/2);
! - test_pwd (see "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" item 10);
  - test_grp (as per test_pwd);
  - test_strftime (see "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" item 15);
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           $PYTHONHOME/Etc/group   (%PYTHONHOME%/Etc/group)
  
+ The ETC_PASSWD and ETC_GROUP environment variables are intended to allow 
+ support for multiple passwd/grp files, where other applications may not 
+ support as wide a variety of input variations (drive remappings, 
+ separators etc).
+ 
  Both modules support using either the ":" character (Unix standard) or 
  ";" (OS/2, DOS, Windows standard) field separator character, and pwd.py 
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           x;  ->  x:
  
! Example versions of passwd and group are in the Etc subdirectory.  Note 
! that as of this release, this code fails the regression test.  I'm looking 
! into why, and hope to have this fixed.
  
  Be aware that Python's pwd & group modules are for reading password and 
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           x;  ->  x:
  
! Example versions of passwd and group are in the Etc subdirectory.  The 
! regression tests (test_pwd and test_grp) will fail if valid password and 
! group files cannot be found, but should pass otherwise.
  
  Be aware that Python's pwd & group modules are for reading password and