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Gack. The module doc string is too long for VC++ 5.0. 

However two string literals concatenated are fine!
Hope this doesn't break other platforms.
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Guido van Rossum 1998-08-06 03:34:39 +00:00
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@ -310,7 +310,10 @@ list_builtin_module_names()
return list;
}
/* XXX If your compiler doesn't like strings this long, edit it. */
/* XXX This doc string is too long to be a single string literal in VC++ 5.0.
Two literals concatenated works just fine. If you have a K&R compiler
or other abomination that however *does* understand longer strings,
get rid of the !!! comment in the middle and the quotes that surround it. */
static char sys_doc[] =
"This module provides access to some objects used or maintained by the\n\
interpreter and to functions that interact strongly with the interpreter.\n\
@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ exc_value -- value of exception currently being handled\n\
exc_traceback -- traceback of exception currently being handled\n\
The function exc_info() should be used instead of these three,\n\
because it is thread-safe.\n\
\n\
" /* !!! */ "\n\
Static objects:\n\
\n\
maxint -- the largest supported integer (the smallest is -maxint-1)\n\