[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.936,1.937

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Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv3489/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
"Fix" (for certain configurations of the planets, including
recent gcc on Linux/x86)

[ 899109 ] 1==float('nan')

by implementing rich comparisons for floats.  

Seems to make comparisons involving NaNs somewhat less surprising
when the underlying C compiler actually implements C99 semantics.



Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
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*** NEWS	15 Feb 2004 21:19:18 -0000	1.936
--- NEWS	19 Feb 2004 19:35:22 -0000	1.937
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*** 13,16 ****
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+ - Implemented rich comparisons for floats, which seems to make
+   comparisons involving NaNs somewhat less surprising when the
+   underlying C compiler actually implements C99 semantics.
+ 
  - Optimized list.extend() to save memory and no longer create
    intermediate sequences.  Also, extend() now pre-allocates the