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@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ Extension modules Library +- binascii.crc32() and the zipfile module had problems on some 64-bit + platforms. These have been fixed. On a platform with 8-byte C longs, + crc32() now returns a signed-extended 4-byte result, so that its value + as a Python int is equal to the value computed a 32-bit platform. + - xml.dom.minidom.toxml and toprettyxml now take an optional encoding argument. @@ -289,6 +294,15 @@ Tools/Demos Build +- Compiling out the cyclic garbage collector is no longer an option. + The old symbol WITH_CYCLE_GC is now ignored, and Python.h arranges + that it's always defined (for the benefit of any extension modules + that may be conditionalizing on it). A bonus is that any extension + type participating in cyclic gc can choose to participate in the + Py_TRASHCAN mechanism now too; in the absence of cyclic gc, this used + to require editing the core to teach the trashcan mechanism about the + new type. + - Accoring to Annex F of the current C standard, The Standard C macro HUGE_VAL and its float and long double analogs, |