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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> |