From 491921467c2e9cf50e9c7a80ab3e3f5ff0243da6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:51:44 +0000 Subject: Note updated RISCOS port. Remove reference in the 2.1 release notes to os.extsep -- that variable actually didn't exist in that release! --- Misc/NEWS | 12 ++++++++---- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index 4fc5c1d..af4d43a 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ Library cycles created by casual use of sys.exc_info() no longer cause permanent memory leaks (provided garbage collection is enabled). +- os.extsep -- a new variable needed by the RISCOS support. It is the + separator used by extensions, and is '.' on all platforms except + RISCOS, where it is '/'. There is no need to use this variable + unless you have a masochistic desire to port your code to RISCOS. + Tools/Demos Build @@ -28,6 +33,8 @@ C API New platforms +- Updated RISCOS port by Dietmar Schwertberger. + Tests - Added a test script for the curses module. It isn't run automatically; @@ -1446,10 +1453,7 @@ New platforms - 2.1 contains new files and patches for RISCOS, thanks to Dietmar Schwertberger! See RISCOS/README for more information -- it seems that because of the bizarre filename conventions on RISCOS, no port - to that platform is easy. Note that the new variable os.endsep is - silently supported in order to make life easier on this platform, - but we don't advertise it because it's not worth for most folks to - care about RISCOS portability. + to that platform is easy. What's New in Python 2.1 alpha 2? -- cgit v0.12