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  r78544 | gregory.p.smith | 2010-02-28 20:56:12 -0800 (Sun, 28 Feb 2010) | 2 lines

  Adds c_ssize_t to ctypes.  issue 6729.
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@@ -717,6 +717,8 @@
 - Issue #1068268: The subprocess module now handles EINTR in internal
   os.waitpid and os.read system calls where appropriate.
 
+- Issue #6729: Added ctypes.c_ssize_t to represent ssize_t.
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 Extension Modules
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