cpython/Misc
Tim Peters 1d7323e4e7 Py_Finalize(): disabled the second call of cyclic gc, and added extensive
comments about why both calls to cyclic gc here can cause problems.

I'll backport to 2.3 maint.  Since the calls were introduced in 2.3,
that will be the end of it.
2003-12-01 21:35:27 +00:00
..
RPM Patch #823259: Update spec file: 2003-10-19 18:34:52 +00:00
ACKS Patch #798297: Add IMAP THREAD command. 2003-11-10 06:44:44 +00:00
AIX-NOTES The fix to use . was incorporated 2003-06-08 02:25:17 +00:00
BeOS-NOTES Completely revamped BeOS notes, by Donn Cave (SF patch 411834). 2001-04-10 21:51:29 +00:00
BeOS-setup.py SF patch 568629 by Oren Tirosh: types made callable. 2002-06-14 20:41:17 +00:00
HISTORY Fix a bunch of typos in documentation, docstrings and comments. 2003-10-20 14:01:56 +00:00
NEWS Py_Finalize(): disabled the second call of cyclic gc, and added extensive 2003-12-01 21:35:27 +00:00
NEWS.help Updated (2.3 OK now) 2003-01-03 03:29:58 +00:00
PURIFY.README Updated for Python 1.5, including my experiences with Purify on 1997-10-07 15:50:58 +00:00
Porting Patch #411138: Rename config.h to pyconfig.h. Closes bug #231774. 2001-07-26 13:41:06 +00:00
README mention pymemcompat.h in Misc/README 2003-08-11 16:18:43 +00:00
RFD Initial revision 1994-01-26 10:20:16 +00:00
SpecialBuilds.txt _Py_PrintReferenceAddresses(): also print the type name. In real use 2003-04-18 00:45:59 +00:00
cheatsheet Update for new module and new builtin. 2003-07-12 23:55:57 +00:00
find_recursionlimit.py script that reports a fairly safe recursionlimit for a specific platform 2000-08-31 19:24:17 +00:00
gdbinit A helper to dump info about the current frame, 2003-10-03 20:56:15 +00:00
indent.pro Some new files... 1994-09-14 14:06:46 +00:00
pymemcompat.h Fix grammatically inept comment. 2002-08-22 13:36:11 +00:00
python-mode.el delete the f1 key binding. py-help-at-point is still available @ C-c C-h. 2003-08-01 04:27:34 +00:00
python.man Remove -U from argument list. 2003-05-26 05:15:35 +00:00
setuid-prog.c correct bogus instructions 'ccoment out' -> 'uncomment' 1998-09-10 20:18:09 +00:00
vgrindefs Add 'yield' as a keyword 2001-08-06 17:42:53 +00:00

README

Python Misc subdirectory
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This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere.  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
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ACKS		Acknowledgements
AIX-NOTES	Notes for building Python on AIX
BeOS-NOTES	Notes for building on BeOS
BeOS-setup.py	setup.py replacement for BeOS, see BeOS-NOTES
cheatsheet	Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
find_recursionlimit.py  Script to find a value for sys.maxrecursionlimit
gdbinit		Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
HISTORY		News from previous releases -- oldest last
HPUX-NOTES	Notes about dynamic loading under HP-UX
indent.pro	GNU indent profile approximating my C style
NEWS		News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
Porting		Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
PURIFY.README	Information for Purify users
pymemcompat.h	Memory interface compatibility file.
python.man	UNIX man page for the python interpreter
python-mode.el	Emacs mode for editing Python programs
README		The file you're reading now
RFD		Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
RPM		(Old) tools to build RPMs
SpecialBuilds.txt     Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
setuid-prog.c	C helper program for set-uid Python scripts
vgrindefs	Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)