Rename README to README.rst and enhance formatting (#2)

Update also the Release Schedule to Python 3.7.

Makefile.pre.in

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ SUBDIRSTOO=	Include Lib Misc
 
 # Files and directories to be distributed
 CONFIGFILES=	configure configure.ac acconfig.h pyconfig.h.in Makefile.pre.in
-DISTFILES=	README ChangeLog $(CONFIGFILES)
+DISTFILES=	README.rst ChangeLog $(CONFIGFILES)
 DISTDIRS=	$(SUBDIRS) $(SUBDIRSTOO) Ext-dummy
 DIST=		$(DISTFILES) $(DISTDIRS)
 

README.rst

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ been removed.
 Build Instructions
 ------------------
 
-On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:
+On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin::
 
     ./configure
     make
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:
 
 This will install Python as python3.
 
-You can pass many options to the configure script; run "./configure --help" to
+You can pass many options to the configure script; run ``./configure --help`` to
-find out more.  On OSX and Cygwin, the executable is called python.exe;
+find out more.  On OSX and Cygwin, the executable is called ``python.exe``;
-elsewhere it's just python.
+elsewhere it's just ``python``.
 
-On Mac OS X, if you have configured Python with --enable-framework, you should
+On Mac OS X, if you have configured Python with ``--enable-framework``, you should
-use "make frameworkinstall" to do the installation.  Note that this installs the
+use ``make frameworkinstall`` to do the installation.  Note that this installs the
 Python executable in a place that is not normally on your PATH, you may want to
-set up a symlink in /usr/local/bin.
+set up a symlink in ``/usr/local/bin``.
 
 On Windows, see PCbuild/readme.txt.
 
 If you wish, you can create a subdirectory and invoke configure from there.
-For example:
+For example::
 
     mkdir debug
     cd debug
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ For example:
     make test
 
 (This will fail if you *also* built at the top-level directory.
-You should do a "make clean" at the toplevel first.)
+You should do a ``make clean`` at the toplevel first.)
 
-To get an optimized build of Python, "configure --enable-optimizations" before
+To get an optimized build of Python, ``configure --enable-optimizations`` before
-you run make.  This sets the default make targets up to enable Profile Guided
+you run ``make``.  This sets the default make targets up to enable Profile Guided
 Optimization (PGO) and may be used to auto-enable Link Time Optimization (LTO)
 on some platforms.  For more details, see the sections bellow.
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Profile Guided Optimization
 ---------------------------
 
 PGO takes advantage of recent versions of the GCC or Clang compilers.
-If ran, "make profile-opt" will do several steps.
+If ran, ``make profile-opt`` will do several steps.
 
 First, the entire Python directory is cleaned of temporary files that
 may have resulted in a previous compilation.
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ that is optimized and suitable for distribution or production installation.
 Link Time Optimization
 ----------------------
 
-Enabled via configure's --with-lto flag.  LTO takes advantages of recent
+Enabled via configure's ``--with-lto`` flag.  LTO takes advantages of recent
-compiler toolchains ability to optimize across the otherwise arbitrary .o file
+compiler toolchains ability to optimize across the otherwise arbitrary ``.o`` file
 boundary when building final executables or shared libraries for additional
 performance gains.
 
@@ -89,10 +89,8 @@ performance gains.
 What's New
 ----------
 
-We have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the "What's New in
+We have a comprehensive overview of the changes in the `What's New in
-Python 3.7" document, found at
+Python 3.7 <https://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/3.7.html>`_ document.
-
-    https://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/3.7.html
 
 For a more detailed change log, read Misc/NEWS (though this file, too,
 is incomplete, and also doesn't list anything merged in from the 2.7
@@ -105,9 +103,8 @@ entitled "Installing multiple versions".
 Documentation
 -------------
 
-Documentation for Python 3.7 is online, updated daily:
+`Documentation for Python 3.7 <https://docs.python.org/3.7/>`_ is online,
-
+updated daily.
-    https://docs.python.org/3.7/
 
 It can also be downloaded in many formats for faster access.  The documentation
 is downloadable in HTML, PDF, and reStructuredText formats; the latter version
@@ -115,9 +112,8 @@ is primarily for documentation authors, translators, and people with special
 formatting requirements.
 
 If you would like to contribute to the development of Python, relevant
-documentation is available at:
+documentation is available at: `Python Developer's Guide
-
+<https://docs.python.org/devguide/>`_.
-    https://docs.python.org/devguide/
 
 For information about building Python's documentation, refer to Doc/README.txt.
 
@@ -129,27 +125,28 @@ Python starting with 2.6 contains features to help locating code that needs to
 be changed, such as optional warnings when deprecated features are used, and
 backported versions of certain key Python 3.x features.
 
-A source-to-source translation tool, "2to3", can take care of the mundane task
+A source-to-source translation tool, ``2to3``, can take care of the mundane task
 of converting large amounts of source code.  It is not a complete solution but
 is complemented by the deprecation warnings in 2.6.  See
-https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/2to3.html for more information.
+`2to3 documentation <https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/2to3.html>`_ for more
+information.
 
 
 Testing
 -------
 
-To test the interpreter, type "make test" in the top-level directory.
+To test the interpreter, type ``make test`` in the top-level directory.
 The test set produces some output.  You can generally ignore the messages
 about skipped tests due to optional features which can't be imported.
 If a message is printed about a failed test or a traceback or core dump
 is produced, something is wrong.
 
 By default, tests are prevented from overusing resources like disk space and
-memory.  To enable these tests, run "make testall".
+memory.  To enable these tests, run ``make testall``.
 
 IMPORTANT: If the tests fail and you decide to mail a bug report, *don't*
-include the output of "make test".  It is useless.  Run the failing test
+include the output of ``make test``.  It is useless.  Run the failing test
-manually, as follows:
+manually, as follows::
 
         ./python -m test -v test_whatever
 
@@ -161,19 +158,19 @@ Installing multiple versions
 ----------------------------
 
 On Unix and Mac systems if you intend to install multiple versions of Python
-using the same installation prefix (--prefix argument to the configure script)
+using the same installation prefix (``--prefix`` argument to the configure script)
 you must take care that your primary python executable is not overwritten by the
 installation of a different version.  All files and directories installed using
-"make altinstall" contain the major and minor version and can thus live
+``make altinstall`` contain the major and minor version and can thus live
-side-by-side.  "make install" also creates ${prefix}/bin/python3 which refers to
+side-by-side.  ``make install`` also creates ``${prefix}/bin/python3`` which refers to
-${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y.  If you intend to install multiple versions using the
+``${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y``.  If you intend to install multiple versions using the
 same prefix you must decide which version (if any) is your "primary" version.
-Install that version using "make install".  Install all other versions using
+Install that version using ``make install``.  Install all other versions using
-"make altinstall".
+``make altinstall``.
 
 For example, if you want to install Python 2.7, 3.6, and 3.7 with 3.7 being the
-primary version, you would execute "make install" in your 3.7 build directory
+primary version, you would execute ``make install`` in your 3.7 build directory
-and "make altinstall" in the others.
+and ``make altinstall`` in the others.
 
 
 Issue Tracker and Mailing List
@@ -181,33 +178,29 @@ Issue Tracker and Mailing List
 
 We're soliciting bug reports about all aspects of the language.  Fixes are also
 welcome, preferably in unified diff format.  Please use the issue tracker:
-
+`bugs.python.org <https://bugs.python.org/>`_.
-    https://bugs.python.org/
 
 If you're not sure whether you're dealing with a bug or a feature, use the
-mailing list:
+mailing list: python-dev@python.org. To subscribe to the list, use the mailman
-
+form: `python-dev <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev/>`_
-    python-dev@python.org
-
-To subscribe to the list, use the mailman form:
-
-    https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev/
 
 
 Proposals for enhancement
 -------------------------
 
 If you have a proposal to change Python, you may want to send an email to the
-comp.lang.python or python-ideas mailing lists for initial feedback.  A Python
+comp.lang.python or
+`python-ideas <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas/>`_
+mailing lists for initial feedback.  A Python
 Enhancement Proposal (PEP) may be submitted if your idea gains ground.  All
 current PEPs, as well as guidelines for submitting a new PEP, are listed at
-https://www.python.org/dev/peps/.
+`python.org/dev/peps/ <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/>`_.
 
 
 Release Schedule
 ----------------
 
-See PEP 494 for release details: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0494/
+See :pep:`537` for Python 3.7 release details.
 
 
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