[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src README,1.89,1.90

[Thomas Wouters]

On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 12:01:47PM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src
> In directory slayer.i.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv31228
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	README 
> Log Message:
> Updated some URLs; removed mention of copyright (we'll have to add
> something in later after that discussion is over); remove explanation
> of 2.0 version number.

I submit that this file needs some more editing for 2.0. For instance, it
mentions that 'some modules' will not compile on old SunOS compilers because
they are written in ANSI C. It also has a section on threads which needs to
be rewritten to reflect that threads are *on* by default, and explain how to
turn them off. I also think it should put some more emphasis on editing
Modules/Setup, which is commonly forgotten by newbies. Either that or make
some more things 'standard', like '*shared*'.

(It mentions '... editing a file, typing make, ...' in the overview, but
doesn't actually mention which file to edit until much later, in a sideways
kind of way in the machine-specific section, and even later in a separate
section.)

It also has some teensy small bugs: it says "uncomment" when it should say
"comment out" in the Cray T3E section, and it's "glibc2" or "libc6", not
"glibc6", in the Linux section. (it's glibc version 2, but the interface
number is 6.) I would personally suggest removing that entire section, it's
a bit outdated. But the same might go for other sections!

-- 
Thomas Wouters <thomas@xs4all.net>

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