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@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ Build
C API
+- A type can now inherit its metatype from its base type. Previously,
+ when PyType_Ready() was called, if ob_type was found to be NULL, it
+ was always set to &PyType_Type; now it is set to base->ob_type,
+ where base is tp_base, defaulting to &PyObject_Type.
+
+- PyType_Ready() accidentally did not inherit tp_is_gc; now it does.
+
- Objects allocated using the new PyMalloc_New and PyMalloc_NewVar
functions will be allocated using pymalloc if it is enabled. These
objects should be deallocated using PyMalloc_Del. The PyObject_{New,