(backport from rev. 56091)

 (backport from rev. 56084)

 (backport from rev. 56040)

 (backport from rev. 56038)

 (backport from rev. 56006)

svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk/Modules/_ctypes

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  r55896 | thomas.heller | 2007-06-11 17:58:33 +0200 (Mo, 11 Jun 2007) | 3 lines

  Use "O&" in calls to PyArg_Parse when we need a 'void*' instead of "k"
  or "K" codes.
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Bug #1734723: Fix repr.Repr() so it doesn't ignore the maxtuple attribute.

Fix a bug when there was a newline in the string expandtabs was called on.
This also catches another condition that can overflow.

Prevent these tests from running on Win64 since they don't apply there either

a large width is passed on 32-bit platforms.  Found by Google.

It would be good for people to review this especially carefully and verify
I don't have an off by one error and there is no other way to cause overflow.

svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk/Lib/ctypes

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  r55129 | thomas.heller | 2007-05-04 21:54:22 +0200 (Fr, 04 Mai 2007) | 3 lines

  Do not truncate 64-bit pointers to 32-bit integers.

  Fixes SF #1703286, will backport to release25-maint.
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  r55131 | thomas.heller | 2007-05-04 21:56:32 +0200 (Fr, 04 Mai 2007) | 1 line

  Oops, these tests do not run on Windows CE.
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Closes [1700455].

Backported from trunk.

 (backport from rev. 55805)

Backport from py3k rev. 55708 by Guido.
 (backport from rev. 55802)

Patch by Tim Delany (missing DECREF). SF #1731330.

Bug #1728403: Fix a bug that CJKCodecs StreamReader hangs when it
reads a file that ends with incomplete sequence and sizehint argument
for .read() is specified.

the format arguments.

SF 1668596/1720897: distutils now copies data files
even if package_dir is empty.

 (backport from rev. 55735)

 (backport from rev. 55732)

svn+ssh://pythondev@svn.python.org/python/trunk/Lib/ctypes

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  r55677 | thomas.heller | 2007-05-30 09:01:25 +0200 (Mi, 30 Mai 2007) | 2 lines

  Correct the name of a field in the WIN32_FIND_DATAA and WIN32_FIND_DATAW structures.
  Closes bug #1726026.
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Different versions of Berkeley DB handle this differently.
The comments and bug report should have the details.  Memory is allocated
in 4.4 (and presumably earlier), but not in 4.5.  Thus
4.5 has the free error, but not earlier versions.

Mostly update comments, plus make the free conditional.

Whoops, need to pay attention to those test failures.
Move the clear to *before* the first use, not after.

SF bug #1721309: Clear data so random memory does not get freed.