From d449342966dd6de674b89db14a95115b92e20b3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 16:37:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Optimistically, we label this as ready to go today. Also commit several improvements in the descriptions of the QNX and BeOS port, both by Chris Herborth. --- README | 21 +++++---------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 3a907b94cc3..8807473ec15 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -This is Python release 1.5.2a2 -============================== +This is Python version 1.5.2b1 -- released Dec 22, 1998 +======================================================= What's new in this release? @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ NeXT: To build fat binaries, use the --with-next-archs switch QNX: Chris Herborth (chrish@qnx.com) writes: configure works best if you use GNU bash; a port is available on ftp.qnx.com in /usr/free. I used the following process to build, - test and install Python 1.5 under QNX: + test and install Python 1.5.x under QNX: 1) CONFIG_SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash CC=cc RANLIB=: \ ./configure --verbose --without-gcc --with-libm="" @@ -256,11 +256,7 @@ QNX: Chris Herborth (chrish@qnx.com) writes: _locale, math, md5, new, operator, parser, pcre, posix, pwd, readline, regex, reop, rgbimg, rotor, select, signal, socket, soundex, strop, struct, - syslog, termios, time, timing, zlib - - Newly compiled/tested in 1.5.1: - - audioop, imageop, rgbimgmodule + syslog, termios, time, timing, zlib, audioop, imageop, rgbimg 3) make SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash @@ -270,12 +266,6 @@ QNX: Chris Herborth (chrish@qnx.com) writes: 4) make SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash test - The socket test might fail in the test harness; going - through it by hand shows that they work. - - A good exercise for the reader: make this work "out of the - box". - Using GNU readline 2.2 seems to behave strangely, but I think that's a problem with my readline 2.2 port. :-\ @@ -290,8 +280,7 @@ QNX: Chris Herborth (chrish@qnx.com) writes: BeOS: Chris Herborth (chrish@qnx.com) writes: See BeOS/README for notes about compiling/installing Python on BeOS R3 or later. Note that only the PowerPC platform is - supported at this time, but feel free to try building it on - x86. + supported for R3; both PowerPC and x86 are supported for R4. Cray T3E: Konrad Hinsen writes: 1) Don't use gcc. It compiles Python/graminit.c into something