[Pythonmac-SIG] MacPython 2.2a3 available

[Jack Jansen]

In an unprecedented move MacPython 2.2a3 is available only a scant 26
hours or so after the unix/windows distribution of 2.2a3.

MacPython 2.2a3 is available via
http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html, as usual, and in hqx or
macbinary form, as a full installer, an active installer and a source
distribution (as usual:-).

Aside from the general new 2.2a3 features there are three specific
changes in MacPython that are worth mentioning:
- The structure of the MacOS toolbox modules has changed. All the
  modules have been put into a "Carbon" package (which, despite the
  name, runs fine in the classic PPC runtime model). There is a
  backwards compatibility folder on sys.path that will keep imports with
  the old names working (with an obnoxious warning).
- Plugin modules are now in :Lib:lib-dynload in stead of in
  :Mac:PlugIns, to make the installed tree look more like the unix
  tree.
- On input, unix line-endings are now acceptable for all text files. This
  is an experimental feature (awaiting a general solution, for which a
  PEP has been promised but not started yet, the giulty parties know who
  they are:-), and it can be turned off with a preference.

The downside of the quick release is that the installer has only been
tested on MacOSX 10.0.4 and MacOS 9.1. Please report problems on older
releases of MacOS asap.
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