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author | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1998-04-27 15:14:36 (GMT) |
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committer | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1998-04-27 15:14:36 (GMT) |
commit | d0ddb66c840b740d30925dee75d953af5761b4c6 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/Mac/Relnotes b/Mac/Relnotes index bec46fc..bb4d711 100644 --- a/Mac/Relnotes +++ b/Mac/Relnotes @@ -1,32 +1,58 @@ - Release notes for MacPython 1.5b3 + Release notes for MacPython 1.5.1 --------------------------------- Open Issues and bugs: -- Packages ("dotted import") appears to have problems for the cfm68k version - of MacPython. Please report anything of interest you find as soon as possible, - preferrably to pythonmac-sig@python.org. -- import test.autotest fails the test_strftime test on %%. This is a bug in the - MetroWerks C strftime() routine. Test_re takes a loooooooooong time, by the way. -- Tk menus may or may not work. Please let me know. -- Occasionally Python becomes non-reactive to mouseclicks after switching it to - background and foreground again. If you experience this please let me know, - explaining the circumstances. -- Printing a NumPy "array([1.2])" may cause a crash in cfm68k-Python. If you have - a 68k machine, a MetroWerks debugger, time and interest in NumPy: please let me - know and I'll ask you to help hunting this bug. +- Packages ("dotted import") appears to have problems for the cfm68k + version of MacPython. Please report anything of interest you find as + soon as possible, preferrably to pythonmac-sig@python.org. I no longer + have access to a reasonable 68K machine, so it may well be that this + means the demise of cfm68k Python is near. +- Printing a NumPy "array([1.2])" may cause a crash in + cfm68k-Python. Same comments as above. Changes since the previous version: -Here are the mac-specific changes since MacPython 1.4, with end-user-visible -changes near the top and API changes and other things that are developer-only -more to the bottom. Changes marked with a [*] are new changes since -1.5a3 (there has not been a MacPython 1.5b1). And, of course, all Guido's -1.5-final changes are incorporated. +Here are the mac-specific changes since MacPython 1.4, with +end-user-visible changes near the top and API changes and other things +that are developer-only more to the bottom. Changes marked with a [*] +are new changes since 1.5b3 (there has never been a MacPython 1.5 +final). And, of course, all Guido's 1.5.1 changes are +incorporated. -- Moved Mac:Lib:toolbox and scripting to lib-toolbox and lib-scripting, analogous - to Guido's changes. Initial sys.path settings reflect this change [*] -- Added cPickle and cStringIO modules [*] +- Imported modules are now case-checked: the case of the filename + should match the name under which you import it [*] +- There is now some minimal documentation on building true standalone + applications in Python, see building.html [*] +- Python's private resources now use numbers from 228 up, because of + conflicts with Tk. This may affect you if you include private + resources in applets. [*] +- Audio_mac spike bug fixed. [*] +- FrameWork menu cleanup fixed. [*] +- More MacOS errors now have a (somewhat) symbolic description. [*] +- mactty module added to allow basic access to a serial line. [*] +- toolbox modules have been regenerated, occasionally giving access to + new functionality. They are now based upon Universal Headers version + 3.1 [*] +- Waste module now uses Waste 1.3 [*] +- Waste module now exports WE{Get,Set}TabSize [*] +- Ordinal support in aetypes added (by Bill Bedford) [*] +- ColorPicker module added (by Just van Rossum). It isn't documented, + but the docstring should be good enough. [*] +- Printing module added (by Just van Rossum). It isn't documented and + it isn't easy to understand, but with Inside Mac beside you it might + be useable. There's a test script in Mac:Lib:test. [*] +- Sndihooks module added to give access to sound-input. Only lightly + tested and not documented yet. [*] +- fstat() added to mac module. [*] +- double dispose in MacOS.splash() fixed. [*] +- Qt module now supports getting/setting movie times [*] +- BuildApplet now also accepts old applets as input, which are updated + to the current Python version [*] +- Moved Mac:Lib:toolbox and scripting to lib-toolbox and + lib-scripting, analogous to Guido's changes. Initial sys.path settings + reflect this change +- Added cPickle and cStringIO modules - Balloon help in set-preferences dialog and EditPythonPrefs - An interface to the Help Maganer has been added - New modules "preferences" and "pythonprefs" which allow access to |