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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-12-27 17:37:07 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2005-12-27 17:37:07 (GMT)
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[ 959576 ] Can't build Python on POSIX w/o $HOME
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@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ What's New in Python 2.5 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
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+- Bug #959576: The pwd module is now builtin. This allows Python to be
+ built on UNIX platforms without $HOME set.
+
- Bug #1072182, fix some potential problems if characters are signed.
- Bug #889500, fix line number on SyntaxWarning for global declarations.