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@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ AIX: A complete overhaul of the shared library support is now in Minix: When using ack, use "CC=cc AR=aal RANLIB=: ./configure"! -SCO: 1) Everything works much better if you add -U__STDC__ to the +SCO: The following only apply to SCO 3; Python builds out of the box + on SCO 5 (or so I've heard). + + 1) Everything works much better if you add -U__STDC__ to the defs. This is because all the SCO header files are broken. Anything that isn't mentioned in the C standard is conditionally excluded when __STDC__ is defined. @@ -228,18 +231,7 @@ SCO: 1) Everything works much better if you add -U__STDC__ to the LIBS=' -lsocket -lcrypt_i' - 3) According to at least one report, the above apply only to - SCO 3 -- Python builds out of the box on SCO 5. - -SunOS 4.x: There seems to be a linker problem -- the linker doesn't - like the dot in the library name "-lpython1.5". The simplest - solution is to edit the "link:" target in Modules/Makefile to - change - -L.. -lpython$(VERSION) - into - $(LIBRARY) - - When using the standard "cc" compiler, certain modules may +SunOS 4.x: When using the standard "cc" compiler, certain modules may not be compilable because they use non-K&R syntax. You should be able to get a basic Python interpreter by commenting out such modules in the Modules/Setup file, but I really recommend @@ -631,44 +623,45 @@ Web site -------- Python's own web site has URL http://www.python.org/. Come visit us! -There are a number of mirrors, listed on the home page -- try a mirror -that's close you you. +There are a number of mirrors, and a list of mirrors is accessible +from the home page -- try a mirror that's close you you. Ftp site -------- Python's own ftp site is ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/. There are -numerous mirrors; see http://www.python.org/python/Mirrors.html for a -list of mirror sites. +numerous mirrors; the list of mirrors is accessible from +http://www.python.org/. + +Newsgroups +---------- + +Read comp.lang.python, a high-volume discussion newsgroup about +Python, or comp.lang.python.announce, a low-volume moderated newsgroup +for Python-related announcements. These are also accessible as +mailing lists, see the next item. -Newsgroup and mailing list --------------------------- +Archives are accessible via Deja News; the Python website has a +query form for the archives at http://www.python.org/search/. -There are a newsgroup and a mailing list devoted to Python. The -newsgroup, comp.lang.python, contains exactly the same messages as the -mailing list (though not always in the same order, due to the -mysterious nature of the Usenet news distribution algorithm). To -subscribe to the mailing list, send mail containing your real name and -e-mail address to "python-list-request@cwi.nl". Use the same address -if you want to unsibscribed. (A real person reads these messages, so -no LISTPROC or Majordomo commands, please, and please be patient -- -normal turn-around time is about one working day.) -The Python web site contains a search form that lets you search the -newsgroup archives (and the web site itself). Click on the "search" -link in the banner menu on any page of http://www.python.org/. +Mailing lists +------------- + +See http://www.python.org/psa/MailingLists.html for an overview of the +many Python related mailing lists. Bug reports ----------- -Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup or the Python -mailing list -- see the section "Newsgroup and mailing list" above. -Before posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if -your bug has already been reported! If you don't want to go public, -send them to me: <guido@python.org>. +Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup (or the +Python mailing list) -- see the section "Newsgroups" above. Before +posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if your bug +has already been reported! If you don't want to go public, send them +to me: <guido@python.org>. Questions |