From bf26e07049c24d69acfabf8857267176486827af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Peters Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 04:02:10 +0000 Subject: Worm around MSVC6 error on single string literal > 2Kb. --- Python/exceptions.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Python/exceptions.c b/Python/exceptions.c index a70e6c6..c0e4d54 100644 --- a/Python/exceptions.c +++ b/Python/exceptions.c @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ #include "Python.h" +/* Caution: MS Visual C++ 6 errors if a single string literal exceeds + * 2Kb. So the module docstring has been broken roughly in half, using + * compile-time literal concatenation. + */ static char module__doc__[] = "Python's standard exception class hierarchy.\n\ @@ -41,8 +45,9 @@ interpreter.\n\ Here is a rundown of the class hierarchy. The classes found here are\n\ inserted into both the exceptions module and the `built-in' module. It is\n\ recommended that user defined class based exceptions be derived from the\n\ -`Exception' class, although this is currently not enforced.\n\ -\n\ +`Exception' class, although this is currently not enforced.\n" + /* keep string pieces "small" */ +"\n\ Exception\n\ |\n\ +-- SystemExit\n\ -- cgit v0.12