From dfcf35dc59d3a6d3515ab1a3511bc979143bb69a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 17:52:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Reformatted some stuff. Put FEATURE FREEZE in all caps. --- README | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 6deba91825f..2588e0f600e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ boxes. Python should build out of the box using "./configure; make". Also try running configue with the --with-thread and --with-readline options (described below). -I really expect this to be the last beta release. I declare a "feature -freeze" until 1.4 final is released. Changes in 1.4 final will be -restricted to urgent bugfixes, portability enhancements, and added -documentation only. +I really expect this to be the last beta release. I declare a +*FEATURE FREEZE* until 1.4 final is released (in a couple of weeks). +Changes in 1.4 final will be restricted to urgent bugfixes, +portability enhancements, and added documentation only. What's new in this release? --------------------------- -A list of (nearly) all things that changed in each of the 1.4 beta releases -can be found in the file Misc/NEWS -- together this comprises a list of -everything that's changed since 1.3. +A list of (nearly) everything that changed in each of the 1.4 beta +releases can be found in the file Misc/NEWS -- together this comprises +a list of everything that's changed since 1.3. What is Python anyway? @@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ What is Python anyway? Python is an interpreted object-oriented programming language, and is often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java. For a quick summary of what Python can mean for a UNIX/C programmer, read Misc/BLURB.LUTZ. -If you have web access, point your browser to -http://www.python.org. +If you have web access, point your browser to http://www.python.org. If you don't read instructions @@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ 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 following command instead: - PYTHONPATH=../Lib:../Lib/test:./Modules ./python -c 'import testall' + PYTHONPATH=../Lib:../Lib/test:./Modules ./python -c 'import testall' (substituting the top of the source tree for .. if you built in a different directory). This gives the output of the tests and shows @@ -469,16 +468,18 @@ Especially the Library Reference is of immense value since much of Python's power (including the built-in data types and functions!) is described here. -To print the documentation from the LaTeX files, chdir into the Doc -subdirectory, type "make" (let's hope you have LaTeX installed!), and send -the four resulting PostScript files (tut.ps, lib.ps, ref.ps, and ext.ps) to -the printer. See the README file there. If you don't have LaTeX, you can -ftp the PostScript files from the ftp archives (see below). +To print the documentation from the LaTeX files, chdir into the Doc +subdirectory, type "make" (let's hope you have LaTeX installed!), and +send the four resulting PostScript files (tut.ps, lib.ps, ref.ps, and +ext.ps) to the printer. See the README file there. If you don't have +LaTeX, you can ftp the PostScript files from the ftp archives (see +below). -All documentation is also available on-line via the Python web site -(http://www.python.org/, see below). It can also be downloaded separately -from the ftp archives (see below) in Emacs INFO, HTML or PostScript form -- -see the web site or the FAQ (file Misc/FAQ) for more info. +All documentation is also available on-line via the Python web site +(http://www.python.org/, see below). It can also be downloaded +separately from the ftp archives (see below) in Emacs INFO, HTML or +PostScript form -- see the web site or the FAQ (file Misc/FAQ) for +more info. Emacs mode @@ -508,29 +509,30 @@ Python distribution. Newsgroup and mailing list -------------------------- -There are a newsgroup and a mailing list devoted to Python. The newsgroup, -comp.lang.python, contains exactly the same messages as the mailing list -(though not always in the same order, due to the mysterious nature of the -Usenet news distribution algorithm). To subscribe to the mailing list, -send mail containing your real name and e-mail address to -"python-list-request@cwi.nl". Use the same address if you want to -unsibscribed. (A real person reads these messages, so no LISTPROC or -Majordomo commands, please, and please be patient -- normal turn-around -time is about one working day.) +There are a newsgroup and a mailing list devoted to Python. The +newsgroup, comp.lang.python, contains exactly the same messages as the +mailing list (though not always in the same order, due to the +mysterious nature of the Usenet news distribution algorithm). To +subscribe to the mailing list, send mail containing your real name and +e-mail address to "python-list-request@cwi.nl". Use the same address +if you want to unsibscribed. (A real person reads these messages, so +no LISTPROC or Majordomo commands, please, and please be patient -- +normal turn-around time is about one working day.) -The Python web site contains a search form that lets you search the -newsgroup archives (or the web site itself). Click on the "search" link -in the banner menu on any page of http://www.python.org/. +The Python web site contains a search form that lets you search the +newsgroup archives (or the web site itself). Click on the "search" +link in the banner menu on any page of http://www.python.org/. Bug reports ----------- -Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup or the Python -mailing list -- see the section "Newsgroup and mailing list" below. Before -posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if your bug has -already been reported! If you specifically don't want to involve the -newsgroup or mailing list, send them to python-bugs@python.org. +Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup or the Python +mailing list -- see the section "Newsgroup and mailing list" below. +Before posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if +your bug has already been reported! If you specifically don't want to +involve the newsgroup or mailing list, send them to +python-bugs@python.org. Questions