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 Library
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+- Issue #5128: Make compileall properly inspect bytecode to determine if needs
+  to be recreated. This avoids a timing hole thanks to the old reliance on the
+  ctime of the files involved.
+
 - Issue #5122: Synchronize tk load failure check to prevent a potential
   deadlock.