[Pythonmac-SIG] MacPython 2.0b1 released

[Jack Jansen]

Recently, Just van Rossum <just@letterror.com> said:
> >- The garbage collection mods to 2.0 have not been enabled, mainly due to=
>  lack of test-time.
> 
> Hm, that's unfortunate. I was hoping it would "just work"... Any specific=
>  reasons that it doesn't?

Just that I was afraid about what it would break. And error reports on 
the sourceforge site seem to indicate that it does indeed break
things.

If anyone wants to give this a try that would be nice. I'm especially
interested in how the toolbox modules hold themselves with GC.

> >- Stackless Python/microthreads are not in here. Ask on the pythonmac-SIG=
>  if you want them.
> 
> No can do: the stackless patches have not been updated to the current state=
>  of the CVS tree, and I have no idea when this will happen.

That's a shame. But with this note in the distribution at least I know 
the pressure will be on you (as Samuel Smith has already asked for
them on this list;-).
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