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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-02-13 16:15:31 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-02-13 16:15:31 (GMT)
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adapted to 1.2
Diffstat (limited to 'Mac')
-rw-r--r--Mac/README58
-rw-r--r--Mac/Relnotes-1.258
2 files changed, 78 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/Mac/README b/Mac/README
index ea9eab3..13010f0 100644
--- a/Mac/README
+++ b/Mac/README
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-BUILDING PYTHON 1.1 FOR THE MACINTOSH
+BUILDING PYTHON 1.2 FOR THE MACINTOSH
*************************************
-Python can be built on the Mac using either THINK C 6.0 (or 7.0) or
-MPW 3.2. In the past it has been compiled with earlier versions of
-these compilers, but no guarantees are made that the source is still
-compatible with those versions. Likewise, new compiler versions may
-effectively change the language accepted (or the library provided!)
-and thus cause problems.
+Python can be built on the Mac using either THINK C 6.0 (or 7.0), MPW
+3.2, or CodeWarrior 5.0. In the past it has also been compiled with
+earlier versions of Think and MPW, but no guarantees are made that the
+source is still compatible with those versions. Think C 5.0 appears
+to be OK. Likewise, new compiler versions may effectively change the
+language accepted (or the library provided!) and thus cause problems.
-1. Using Think C 6.0
-====================
+1. Using Think C 6.0 (or 7.0)
+=============================
1.1 The directory structure
---------------------------
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ prevent parsing larger modules.
slower, but Python programs can use strings and lists with
more than 32000 items (with 2-byte ints these can cause
crashes). The range of Python integers is not affected (these
- are always represented as longs).
+ are always represented as longs). In fact, nowadays I always
+ use 4-byte integers, since it is actually rather annoying that
+ strings >= 64K cause crashes.
1.2.3 Files to add
@@ -77,19 +79,18 @@ compile.c in a separate segment. You could also group them by
subdirectory or function, but you may still have to split segments
arbitrarily because of the 32000 bytes restriction.
- - From Mac: all .c files except fopenRF.c [[which shouldn't even
- be there]].
+ - From Mac: all .c files.
- - From Parser: acceler.c, grammar1.c, intrcheck.c,
+ - From Parser: acceler.c, grammar1.c,
myreadline.c, node.c, parser.c, parsetok.c, tokenizer.c.
- From Python: bltinmodule.c, ceval.c, cgensupport.c,
- compile.c, errors.c, getopt.c, graminit.c, import.c,
- marshal.c, modsupport.c, mystrtoul.c, pythonmain.c,
- pythonrun.c, sigcheck.c, structmember.c, sysmodule.c,
- traceback.c (i.e. all .c files except dup2.c, fmod.c,
- frozenmain.c, getcwd.c, getmtime.c, memmove.c, sigcheck.c,
- strerror.c, strtod.c, thread.c)
+ compile.c, errors.c, getargs.c getopt.c, graminit.c, import.c,
+ importdl.c, marshal.c, modsupport.c, mystrtoul.c,
+ pythonmain.c, pythonrun.c, sigcheck.c, structmember.c,
+ sysmodule.c, traceback.c (i.e. all .c files except dup2.c,
+ fmod.c, frozenmain.c, getcwd.c, getmtime.c, memmove.c,
+ sigcheck.c, strerror.c, strtod.c, thread.c)
- From Objects: all .c files except xxobject.c.
@@ -138,6 +139,17 @@ distributed Python application with ResEdit. THINK C automatically
copies resources into the application file from a file
<projectname>.rsrc.
+1.6 Think C 5.0
+---------------
+
+Tim Gilbert adds one note that will be helpful to future Think C 5.0
+users: When you have a really big project like python, and you want to
+compile and run it, if you just hit Command-R, often Think C will
+compile the remaining files, think for a moment, and then give you a
+warning "internal error(ZREF)--please remove objects." Don't listen
+to it. It is lying. What you should do instead is "Check Link..."
+and _then_ hit Run. Why? Ask Symantec.
+
2. Using MPW 3.2
================
@@ -168,5 +180,13 @@ Some notes:
version of the compiler and library.
+3. Using MicroWerks CodeWarrior 5.0
+===================================
+
+Essentially, follow the instructions for Think C.
+
+XXX Should at least list the project options.
+
+
--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl>
<URL:http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/people/Guido.van.Rossum.html>
diff --git a/Mac/Relnotes-1.2 b/Mac/Relnotes-1.2
index ea9eab3..13010f0 100644
--- a/Mac/Relnotes-1.2
+++ b/Mac/Relnotes-1.2
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-BUILDING PYTHON 1.1 FOR THE MACINTOSH
+BUILDING PYTHON 1.2 FOR THE MACINTOSH
*************************************
-Python can be built on the Mac using either THINK C 6.0 (or 7.0) or
-MPW 3.2. In the past it has been compiled with earlier versions of
-these compilers, but no guarantees are made that the source is still
-compatible with those versions. Likewise, new compiler versions may
-effectively change the language accepted (or the library provided!)
-and thus cause problems.
+Python can be built on the Mac using either THINK C 6.0 (or 7.0), MPW
+3.2, or CodeWarrior 5.0. In the past it has also been compiled with
+earlier versions of Think and MPW, but no guarantees are made that the
+source is still compatible with those versions. Think C 5.0 appears
+to be OK. Likewise, new compiler versions may effectively change the
+language accepted (or the library provided!) and thus cause problems.
-1. Using Think C 6.0
-====================
+1. Using Think C 6.0 (or 7.0)
+=============================
1.1 The directory structure
---------------------------
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ prevent parsing larger modules.
slower, but Python programs can use strings and lists with
more than 32000 items (with 2-byte ints these can cause
crashes). The range of Python integers is not affected (these
- are always represented as longs).
+ are always represented as longs). In fact, nowadays I always
+ use 4-byte integers, since it is actually rather annoying that
+ strings >= 64K cause crashes.
1.2.3 Files to add
@@ -77,19 +79,18 @@ compile.c in a separate segment. You could also group them by
subdirectory or function, but you may still have to split segments
arbitrarily because of the 32000 bytes restriction.
- - From Mac: all .c files except fopenRF.c [[which shouldn't even
- be there]].
+ - From Mac: all .c files.
- - From Parser: acceler.c, grammar1.c, intrcheck.c,
+ - From Parser: acceler.c, grammar1.c,
myreadline.c, node.c, parser.c, parsetok.c, tokenizer.c.
- From Python: bltinmodule.c, ceval.c, cgensupport.c,
- compile.c, errors.c, getopt.c, graminit.c, import.c,
- marshal.c, modsupport.c, mystrtoul.c, pythonmain.c,
- pythonrun.c, sigcheck.c, structmember.c, sysmodule.c,
- traceback.c (i.e. all .c files except dup2.c, fmod.c,
- frozenmain.c, getcwd.c, getmtime.c, memmove.c, sigcheck.c,
- strerror.c, strtod.c, thread.c)
+ compile.c, errors.c, getargs.c getopt.c, graminit.c, import.c,
+ importdl.c, marshal.c, modsupport.c, mystrtoul.c,
+ pythonmain.c, pythonrun.c, sigcheck.c, structmember.c,
+ sysmodule.c, traceback.c (i.e. all .c files except dup2.c,
+ fmod.c, frozenmain.c, getcwd.c, getmtime.c, memmove.c,
+ sigcheck.c, strerror.c, strtod.c, thread.c)
- From Objects: all .c files except xxobject.c.
@@ -138,6 +139,17 @@ distributed Python application with ResEdit. THINK C automatically
copies resources into the application file from a file
<projectname>.rsrc.
+1.6 Think C 5.0
+---------------
+
+Tim Gilbert adds one note that will be helpful to future Think C 5.0
+users: When you have a really big project like python, and you want to
+compile and run it, if you just hit Command-R, often Think C will
+compile the remaining files, think for a moment, and then give you a
+warning "internal error(ZREF)--please remove objects." Don't listen
+to it. It is lying. What you should do instead is "Check Link..."
+and _then_ hit Run. Why? Ask Symantec.
+
2. Using MPW 3.2
================
@@ -168,5 +180,13 @@ Some notes:
version of the compiler and library.
+3. Using MicroWerks CodeWarrior 5.0
+===================================
+
+Essentially, follow the instructions for Think C.
+
+XXX Should at least list the project options.
+
+
--Guido van Rossum, CWI, Amsterdam <Guido.van.Rossum@cwi.nl>
<URL:http://www.cwi.nl/cwi/people/Guido.van.Rossum.html>