the need for the StringIO subclass.

to '"'.

PyEval_{Acquire,Release}Thread() calls.

WITH_THREAD as PyEval_InitThreads().

Removed use of Py_SuppressPrintingFlag.

properly declared in Python.h.

Py_Get*() functions.

this level.

The old libraries Modules/libModules.a etc. don't exist any more.

The libainstall target is updated to match.

Remove some unneeded AC_SUBST() calls.

which is in the library and does all the work.

- Got rid of inspection of some environment variables.

- Got rid of Py_GetProgramName() and related logic.

- Print the version header *after* successful initialization.

it can be placed in the library.

Other, related changes:

- Moved the inspection of some environment variables to
Py_Initialize().

- Got rid of -s option.

- Moved Py_GetProgramName() and related logic to pythonrun.c; call
Py_SetProgramName() instead.

- Print the version header *after* successful initialization.

for more!).

- The global flags that can be set from environment variables are now
set in Py_Initialize (except the silly Py_SuppressPrint, which no
longer exists).  This saves duplicate code in frozenmain.c and main.c.

- Py_GetProgramName() is now here; added Py_SetProgramName().  An
embedding program should no longer provide Py_GetProgramName(),
instead it should call Py_SetProgramName() *before* calling
Py_Initialize().

PyEval_ReleaseThread() (in ceval.c) to set/reset the current thread,
and at the same time acquire/release the interpreter lock.

Much saner.

PyThreadState pointer instead of a (frame) PyObject pointer.  This
makes much more sense.  It is backward incompatible, but that's no
problem, because (a) the heaviest users are the Py_{BEGIN,END}_
ALLOW_THREADS macros here, which have been fixed too; (b) there are
very few direct users; (c) those who use it are there will probably
appreciate the change.

Also, added new functions PyEval_AcquireThread() and
PyEval_ReleaseThread() which allows the threads created by the thread
module as well threads created by others (!) to set/reset the current
thread, and at the same time acquire/release the interpreter lock.

Much saner.