[Python-checkins] r76358 - in python/trunk: Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py Misc/NEWS

[tarek.ziade]

Author: tarek.ziade
Date: Wed Nov 18 09:46:56 2009
New Revision: 76358

Log:
#7293: distutils.test_msvc9compiler now uses a key that exists on any fresh windows install

Modified:
   python/trunk/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
   python/trunk/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/trunk/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Lib/distutils/tests/test_msvc9compiler.py	Wed Nov 18 09:46:56 2009
@@ -44,17 +44,17 @@
 
         # looking for values that should exist on all
         # windows registeries versions.
-        path = r'Software\Microsoft\Notepad'
-        v = Reg.get_value(path, u"lfitalic")
-        self.assertTrue(v in (0, 1))
+        path = r'Control Panel\Desktop'
+        v = Reg.get_value(path, u'dragfullwindows')
+        self.assertTrue(v in (u'0', u'1'))
 
         import _winreg
         HKCU = _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER
         keys = Reg.read_keys(HKCU, 'xxxx')
         self.assertEquals(keys, None)
 
-        keys = Reg.read_keys(HKCU, r'Software\Microsoft')
-        self.assertTrue('Notepad' in keys)
+        keys = Reg.read_keys(HKCU, r'Control Panel')
+        self.assertTrue('Desktop' in keys)
 
 def test_suite():
     return unittest.makeSuite(msvc9compilerTestCase)

Modified: python/trunk/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Misc/NEWS	Wed Nov 18 09:46:56 2009
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #7293: distutils.test_msvc9compiler is fixed to work on any fresh
+  Windows box. Help provided by David Bolen.
+
 - Issue #7328: pydoc no longer corrupts sys.path when run with the '-m' switch
 
 - Issue #2054: ftplib now provides an FTP_TLS class to do secure FTP using