* Python/{modsupport.c,getargs.c,Makefile.in},
	Include/modsupport.h: moved getargs() to its own file and
	re-implemented it entirely to support optional arguments, multiple
	arguments without surrounding parentheses
	(when called as newgetargs()), and better error messages
diff --git a/Python/getargs.c b/Python/getargs.c
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+/***********************************************************
+Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum,
+Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
+
+                        All Rights Reserved
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
+provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that
+both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
+supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch
+Centrum or CWI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to
+distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
+
+STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO
+THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
+FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH CENTRUM BE LIABLE
+FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
+OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+
+******************************************************************/
+
+/* New getargs implementation */
+
+/* XXX There are several unchecked sprintf or strcat calls in this file.
+   XXX The only way these can become a danger is if some C code in the
+   XXX Python source (or in an extension) uses ridiculously long names
+   XXX or riduculously deep nesting in format strings. */
+
+#include "allobjects.h"
+
+
+int getargs PROTO((object *, char *, ...));
+int newgetargs PROTO((object *, char *, ...));
+int vgetargs PROTO((object *, char *, va_list));
+
+
+/* Forward */
+static int vgetargs1 PROTO((object *, char *, va_list, int));
+static void seterror PROTO((int, char *, int *, char *, char *));
+static char *convertitem PROTO((object *, char **, va_list *, int *, char *));
+static char *converttuple PROTO((object *, char **, va_list *,
+				 int *, char *, int));
+static char *convertsimple PROTO((object *, char **, va_list *, char *));
+static char *convertsimple1 PROTO((object *, char **, va_list *));
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
+/* VARARGS2 */
+int getargs(object *args, char *format, ...)
+#else
+/* VARARGS */
+int getargs(va_alist) va_dcl
+#endif
+{
+	int retval;
+	va_list va;
+#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
+	
+	va_start(va, format);
+#else
+	object *args;
+	char *format;
+	
+	va_start(va);
+	args = va_arg(va, object *);
+	format = va_arg(va, char *);
+#endif
+	retval = vgetargs1(args, format, va, 1);
+	va_end(va);
+	return retval;
+}
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
+/* VARARGS2 */
+int newgetargs(object *args, char *format, ...)
+#else
+/* VARARGS */
+int newgetargs(va_alist) va_dcl
+#endif
+{
+	int retval;
+	va_list va;
+#ifdef HAVE_STDARG_PROTOTYPES
+	
+	va_start(va, format);
+#else
+	object *args;
+	char *format;
+	
+	va_start(va);
+	args = va_arg(va, object *);
+	format = va_arg(va, char *);
+#endif
+	retval = vgetargs1(args, format, va, 0);
+	va_end(va);
+	return retval;
+}
+
+
+int
+vgetargs(args, format, va)
+	object *args;
+	char *format;
+	va_list va;
+{
+	return vgetargs1(args, format, va, 0);
+}
+
+
+static int
+vgetargs1(args, format, va, compat)
+	object *args;
+	char *format;
+	va_list va;
+	int compat;
+{
+	char msgbuf[256];
+	int levels[32];
+	char *fname = NULL;
+	char *message = NULL;
+	int min = -1;
+	int max = 0;
+	int level = 0;
+	char *formatsave = format;
+	int i, len;
+	char *msg;
+	
+	for (;;) {
+		int c = *format++;
+		if (c == '(' /* ')' */) {
+			if (level == 0)
+				max++;
+			level++;
+		}
+		else if (/* '(' */ c == ')') {
+			if (level == 0)
+				fatal(/* '(' */
+				      "excess ')' in getargs format");
+			else
+				level--;
+		}
+		else if (c == '\0')
+			break;
+		else if (c == ':') {
+			fname = format;
+			break;
+		}
+		else if (c == ';') {
+			message = format;
+			break;
+		}
+		else if (level != 0)
+			; /* Pass */
+		else if (isalpha(c))
+			max++;
+		else if (c == '|')
+			min = max;
+	}
+	
+	if (level != 0)
+		fatal(/* '(' */ "missing ')' in getargs format");
+	
+	if (min < 0)
+		min = max;
+	
+	format = formatsave;
+	
+	if (compat) {
+		if (max == 0) {
+			if (args == NULL)
+				return 1;
+			sprintf(msgbuf, "%s requires no arguments",
+				fname==NULL ? "function" : fname);
+			err_setstr(TypeError, msgbuf);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if (min == 1 && max == 1) {
+			msg = convertitem(args, &format, &va, levels, msgbuf);
+			if (msg == NULL)
+				return 1;
+			seterror(levels[0], msg, levels+1, fname, message);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else {
+			err_setstr(SystemError,
+			    "old style getargs format uses new features");
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	if (!is_tupleobject(args)) {
+		err_setstr(SystemError,
+		    "new style getargs format but argument is not a tuple");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	len = gettuplesize(args);
+	
+	if (len < min || max < len) {
+		if (message == NULL) {
+			sprintf(msgbuf,
+				"%s requires %s %d argument%s; %d given",
+				fname==NULL ? "function" : fname,
+				min==max ? "exactly"
+				         : len < min ? "at least" : "at most",
+				len < min ? min : max,
+				(len < min ? min : max) == 1 ? "" : "s",
+				len);
+			message = msgbuf;
+		}
+		err_setstr(TypeError, message);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		if (*format == '|')
+			format++;
+		msg = convertitem(gettupleitem(args, i), &format, &va,
+				 levels, msgbuf);
+		if (msg) {
+			seterror(i+1, msg, levels, fname, message);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
+
+static void
+seterror(iarg, msg, levels, fname, message)
+	int iarg;
+	char *msg;
+	int *levels;
+	char *fname;
+	char *message;
+{
+	char buf[256];
+	int i;
+	char *p = buf;
+
+	if (iarg == 0 && message == NULL)
+		message = msg;
+	else if (message == NULL) {
+		if (fname != NULL) {
+			sprintf(p, "%s, ", fname);
+			p += strlen(p);
+		}
+		sprintf(p, "argument %d", iarg);
+		i = 0;
+		p += strlen(p);
+		while (levels[i] > 0) {
+			sprintf(p, ", item %d", levels[i]-1);
+			p += strlen(p);
+			i++;
+		}
+		sprintf(p, ": expected %s found", msg);
+		message = buf;
+	}
+	err_setstr(TypeError, message);
+}
+
+
+/* Convert a tuple argument.
+   On entry, *p_format points to the character _after_ the opening '('.
+   On successful exit, *p_format points to the closing ')'.
+   If successful:
+      *p_format and *p_va are updated,
+      *levels and *msgbuf are untouched,
+      and NULL is returned.
+   If the argument is invalid:
+      *p_format is unchanged,
+      *p_va is undefined,
+      *levels is a 0-terminated list of item numbers,
+      *msgbuf contains an error message, whose format is:
+         "<typename1>, <typename2>", where:
+            <typename1> is the name of the expected type, and
+            <typename2> is the name of the actual type,
+         (so you can surround it by "expected ... found"),
+      and msgbuf is returned.
+*/
+
+static char *
+converttuple(arg, p_format, p_va, levels, msgbuf, toplevel)
+	object *arg;
+	char **p_format;
+	va_list *p_va;
+	int *levels;
+	char *msgbuf;
+	int toplevel;
+{
+	int level = 0;
+	int n = 0;
+	char *format = *p_format;
+	int i;
+	
+	for (;;) {
+		int c = *format++;
+		if (c == '(') {
+			if (level == 0)
+				n++;
+			level++;
+		}
+		else if (c == ')') {
+			if (level == 0)
+				break;
+			level--;
+		}
+		else if (c == ':' || c == ';' || c == '\0')
+			break;
+		else if (level == 0 && isalpha(c))
+			n++;
+	}
+	
+	if (!is_tupleobject(arg)) {
+		levels[0] = 0;
+		sprintf(msgbuf,
+			toplevel ? "%d arguments, %s" : "%d-tuple, %s",
+			n, arg == None ? "None" : arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+		return msgbuf;
+	}
+	
+	if ((i = gettuplesize(arg)) != n) {
+		levels[0] = 0;
+		sprintf(msgbuf,
+			toplevel ? "%d arguments, %d" : "%d-tuple, %d-tuple",
+			n, i);
+		return msgbuf;
+	}
+	
+	format = *p_format;
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		char *msg;
+		msg = convertitem(gettupleitem(arg, i), &format, p_va,
+				 levels+1, msgbuf);
+		if (msg != NULL) {
+			levels[0] = i+1;
+			return msg;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	*p_format = format;
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/* Convert a single item. */
+
+static char *
+convertitem(arg, p_format, p_va, levels, msgbuf)
+	object *arg;
+	char **p_format;
+	va_list *p_va;
+	int *levels;
+	char *msgbuf;
+{
+	char *msg;
+	char *format = *p_format;
+	
+	if (*format == '(' /* ')' */) {
+		format++;
+		msg = converttuple(arg, &format, p_va, levels, msgbuf, 0);
+		if (msg == NULL)
+			format++;
+	}
+	else {
+		msg = convertsimple(arg, &format, p_va, msgbuf);
+		if (msg != NULL)
+			levels[0] = 0;
+	}
+	if (msg == NULL)
+		*p_format = format;
+	return msg;
+}
+
+
+/* Convert a non-tuple argument.  Adds to convertsimple1 functionality
+   by appending ", <actual argument type>" to error message. */
+
+static char *
+convertsimple(arg, p_format, p_va, msgbuf)
+	object *arg;
+	char **p_format;
+	va_list *p_va;
+	char *msgbuf;
+{
+	char *msg = convertsimple1(arg, p_format, p_va);
+	if (msg != NULL) {
+		sprintf(msgbuf, "%.50s, %.50s", msg,
+			arg == None ? "None" : arg->ob_type->tp_name);
+		msg = msgbuf;
+	}
+	return msg;
+}
+
+
+/* Convert a non-tuple argument.  Return NULL if conversion went OK,
+   or a string representing the expected type if the conversion failed.
+   When failing, an exception may or may not have been raised.
+   Don't call if a tuple is expected. */
+
+static char *
+convertsimple1(arg, p_format, p_va)
+	object *arg;
+	char **p_format;
+	va_list *p_va;
+{
+	char *format = *p_format;
+	char c = *format++;
+	
+	switch (c) {
+	
+	case 'b': /* byte -- very short int */
+		{
+			char *p = va_arg(*p_va, char *);
+			long ival = getintvalue(arg);
+			if (ival == -1 && err_occurred())
+				return "integer<b>";
+			else
+				*p = ival;
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'h': /* short int */
+		{
+			short *p = va_arg(*p_va, short *);
+			long ival = getintvalue(arg);
+			if (ival == -1 && err_occurred())
+				return "integer<h>";
+			else
+				*p = ival;
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'i': /* int */
+		{
+			int *p = va_arg(*p_va, int *);
+			long ival = getintvalue(arg);
+			if (ival == -1 && err_occurred())
+				return "integer<i>";
+			else
+				*p = ival;
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'l': /* long int */
+		{
+			long *p = va_arg(*p_va, long *);
+			long ival = getintvalue(arg);
+			if (ival == -1 && err_occurred())
+				return "integer<l>";
+			else
+				*p = ival;
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'f': /* float */
+		{
+			float *p = va_arg(*p_va, float *);
+			double dval = getfloatvalue(arg);
+			if (err_occurred())
+				return "float<f>";
+			else
+				*p = dval;
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'd': /* double */
+		{
+			double *p = va_arg(*p_va, double *);
+			double dval = getfloatvalue(arg);
+			if (err_occurred())
+				return "float<d>";
+			else
+				*p = dval;
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'c': /* char */
+		{
+			char *p = va_arg(*p_va, char *);
+			if (is_stringobject(arg) && getstringsize(arg) == 1)
+				*p = getstringvalue(arg)[0];
+			else
+				return "char";
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 's': /* string */
+		{
+			char **p = va_arg(*p_va, char **);
+			if (is_stringobject(arg))
+				*p = getstringvalue(arg);
+			else
+				return "string";
+			if (*format == '#') {
+				int *q = va_arg(*p_va, int *);
+				*q = getstringsize(arg);
+				format++;
+			}
+			else if (strlen(*p) != getstringsize(arg))
+				return "string without null bytes";
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'z': /* string, may be NULL (None) */
+		{
+			char **p = va_arg(*p_va, char **);
+			if (arg == None)
+				*p = 0;
+			else if (is_stringobject(arg))
+				*p = getstringvalue(arg);
+			else
+				return "None or string";
+			if (*format == '#') {
+				int *q = va_arg(*p_va, int *);
+				if (arg == None)
+					*q = 0;
+				else
+					*q = getstringsize(arg);
+				format++;
+			}
+			else if (*p != NULL && strlen(*p) != getstringsize(arg))
+				return "None or string without null bytes";
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'S': /* string object */
+		{
+			object **p = va_arg(*p_va, object **);
+			if (is_stringobject(arg))
+				*p = arg;
+			else
+				return "string";
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	case 'O': /* object */
+		{
+			typeobject *type;
+			object **p;
+			if (*format == '!') {
+				format++;
+				type = va_arg(*p_va, typeobject*);
+				if (arg->ob_type != type)
+					return type->tp_name;
+				else {
+					p = va_arg(*p_va, object **);
+					*p = arg;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (*format == '?') {
+				inquiry pred = va_arg(*p_va, inquiry);
+				format++;
+				if ((*pred)(arg)) {
+					p = va_arg(*p_va, object **);
+					*p = arg;
+				}
+			}
+			else if (*format == '&') {
+				typedef int (*converter) PROTO((object *, void *));
+				converter convert = va_arg(*p_va, converter);
+				void *addr = va_arg(*p_va, void *);
+				format++;
+				if (! (*convert)(arg, addr))
+					return "";
+			}
+			else {
+				p = va_arg(*p_va, object **);
+				*p = arg;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+	
+	default:
+		return "impossible<bad format char>";
+	
+	}
+	
+	*p_format = format;
+	return NULL;
+}