got broken).  Also added new method .jumpahead(N).  This finally gives us
a semi-decent answer to how Python's RNGs can be used safely and efficiently
in multithreaded programs (although it requires the user to use the new
machinery!).

functionality of, whrandom.py.  Also closes all the "XXX" todos in
random.py.  New frequently-requested functions/methods getstate() and
setstate().  All exported functions are now bound methods of a hidden
instance.  Killed all unintended exports.  Updated the docs.
FRED:  The more I fiddle the docs, the less I understand the exact
intended use of the \var, \code, \method tags.  Please review critically.
GUIDO:  See email.  I updated NEWS as if whrandom were deprecated; I
think it should be.

function, based on an eyeballing of the code.

an eyeballing of the code.

intro docs.
*************** Fred:  check my LaTeX!  Also, the docs for whrandom should
*************** be moved into Obsolete Modules.

tp_richcompare field!  (Hopefully this will make Python 2.1 binary
compatible with certain Zope extensions. :-)

add it to the default flags.

are different (Ping didn't test this).

are different (Ping couldn't test this).

tp_flags.  This will become important when I introduce
Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_RICHCOMPARE (as I should have!).

   to find the prefix of strings, thus removing a warning, and simply
   uses straightforward string slicing.

change to this file.  Thanks, /F!

- change EXE to EXTEXT, there is an autoconf macro for it
- use PROG_INSTALL macro rather than always using install-sh
- add option to disable signal module (simplifies the makefile)
- create subdirs for object files (when building out of src dir)
- don't generate subdir makefiles
- generate "boot" makefile

Switch from octal escapes to hex escapes for other nonprintable characters.

directory.  Modify meaning of -s option to specify the Modules directory.
Add -l option to specify library source directory when building extension
modules.  Perhaps these names should be switched to avoid breaking old
code.  Add -c compiler option to when emitting rules to build object files.

VPATH.

subdirectories.  Those other makefiles will go away eventually.

filenames on Windows (& Mac?) platforms.

Since there is no such thing as an AttributeList, don't say "attributes"
is one.

Waste and scrap now sort-of work for Carbon. Scrap is mostly empty, and waste uses a mixture between Waste 2.0 and Waste 1.3.

Regenerated (and manually massaged for PutScrap) so it can be byuilt both for Carbon and Classic. The Carbon module is rather empty, though, for now.

Waste and scrap now sort-of work for Carbon. Scrap is mostly empty, and waste uses a mixture between Waste 2.0 and Waste 1.3.

    Adds support for using select.poll() if it's available

    Move a 'map is None' test out of an else branch and into the right place

    Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py(build_ext.finalize_options): Add
    Cygwin specific code to append Python's library directory to the
    extension's list of library directories.

    (build_ext.get_libraries): Add Cygwin specific code to append Python's
    (import) library to the extension's list of libraries.

Blacklisted (for the time being) the functions that have a component argument. Don't want to drag the Cm module into the core set too.

know which names it exports.  Didn't fix its ignorance, but patched
over the consequence.