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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1996-02-14 18:37:46 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1996-02-14 18:37:46 (GMT)
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Added ref to Misc/NEWS file; added hint to run regen script on Linux.
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@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ What's new in this release?
- Rewritten rexec.py (restricted execution).
- New modules ni.py and ihooks.py (package support and more).
- And lots more that you'll have to discover on your own (see chapter
- 12 of the Tutorial).
+ 12 of the Tutorial or the Misc/NEWS file).
What is Python anyway?
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ Platform specific notes
on these platforms without the special directions mentioned here, let
me know so I can remove them!)
+Linux: Once you've built Python, use it to run the regen.py script in
+ the Lib/linux1 directory. Apparently the files as distributed
+ don't match the system headers on some Linux versions.
+
AIX: Read the file Misc/AIX-NOTES before trying to build.
HP-UX: Read the file Misc/HPUX-NOTES if you want to be able to