why not commit the bug list and ChangeLog
diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
index f999708..730fb94 100644
--- a/BUGS
+++ b/BUGS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+*** See the ChangeLog file for bugs fixed since 1.2 BETA 2 ***
+
Sorry, this list does not claim completeness. If I fixed a bug
immediately upon receiving the first complaint I usually did not
nother to make an entry in this file, unless it was a serious bug
@@ -6,6 +8,7 @@
==> Status indicators: (-) not fixed; (*) fixed; (?) not sure.
======================================================================
+
Known BUGS in 1.2 BETA 1, fixed in 1.2 BETA 2
---------------------------------------------
@@ -18,13 +21,10 @@
(*) configure.in contains bogus name to check for inet library
-Known BUGS in 1.1.1 and 1.2 BETA 1
+Known BUGS in 1.1.1 and 1.2 BETA 3
----------------------------------
-(*) a file with unmatched triple quotes causes a loop in the scanner
-
-(-) still a memory leak in threads; bigger when thread.exit_thread()
-is used
+(-) still a memory leak in threads when thread.exit_thread() is used
Problems in 1.1.1 that are difficult to solve
---------------------------------------------
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
destroy them in reverse order??? really hopeless -- would have to
destroy objects in a module in reverse order too...]
-(-) [X]DECREF can cause the interpreter to be called recursively (for
-__del__ disciplines) -- so list and dict implementation calls doing
-DECREF can cause recursive calls to methods of the object being
-modified. Other files too. [Only partially fixed -- listobject.c is
-still suspect.]
-
(-) doneimport() should be called *before* the Py_AtExit code is
called [problem: what if other threads are still active?]
@@ -56,17 +50,12 @@
(-) arraymodule doesn't compile under Ultrix (FPROTO macro)
-(-) Linux uses GNU getopt by default which is broken
-
(-) makesetup assumes CCC is the C++ compiler -- not portable
(-) "make depend" assumes mkdep exists -- not portable
(-) regen calls h2py which isn't defined by default
-(-) make sharedinstall references to machdep directory but doesn't
-create it
-
(-) HP doesn't compile out of the box (needs LIBS=-ldld or
LIBS=/usr/lib/libdld.sl) [hard to test without a HP machine handy]
@@ -74,6 +63,18 @@
BUGS present in 1.1.1 and fixed in 1.2
--------------------------------------
+(*) Linux uses GNU getopt by default which is broken
+
+(*) make sharedinstall references to machdep directory but doesn't
+create it
+
+(*) a file with unmatched triple quotes causes a loop in the scanner
+
+(*) [X]DECREF can cause the interpreter to be called recursively (for
+__del__ disciplines) -- so list and dict implementation calls doing
+DECREF can cause recursive calls to methods of the object being
+modified. Other files too.
+
(*) if __getattr__ or __repr__ prints something, calling repr(x) from
cmd line forgets a newline
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6c21127..5eed75b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,152 @@
+Thu Mar 9 15:06:02 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
+
+ * Lib/pickle.py: added explicit exception for unpicklable object
+ type: PicklingError; raise EOFError when end of file read
+
+ * Lib/profile.py: runcall(): return the function's return value
+
+ * Lib/rexec.py: support calling __import__ with 4 args
+
+ * Lib/shelve.py: fix typo in close() (self.db should be self.dict)
+
+ * Python/{ceval.c,marshal.c}: optimized many calls to get/set
+ tuple items
+
+ * Include/{tupleobject.h,rename2.h}: added SETTUPLEITEM macro and
+ added cast to GETTUPLEITEM
+
+ * Objects/{stringobject.c,mappingobject.c}: a few peephole
+ optimizations
+
+ * configure(.in): added test for CC value not matching cache
+
+ * Modules/tkintermodule.c: add casts to malloc() calls"
+ tkintermodule.c
+
+ * Moved Demo/bgen, Demo/freeze, Demo/modulator and most of
+ Demo/script to new Tools/ directory
+
+ * Doc/ext.tex: revised for new naming; added new section on
+ reference counting
+
+ * Doc/lib*.tex: revised much of the library documentation
+
+ * Doc/ref*.tex: corrected typos and other small errors in the
+ reference manual
+
+ * Doc/tut.tex: corrected typos and small errors, and added a
+ chapter on new features in release 1.2
+
+ * Extensions/X11: MANY (incompatible) changes by Sjoerd
+
+ * Most header files, Include/allobjects.h: changed the way
+ DL_IMPORT is used -- it now has the object's type as a parameter
+ (this is done for Borland C)
+
+ * Many places: small changes for MPW and CFM-68K on the Mac
+
+ * Include/mymath.h: new header to be used instead of <math.h>
+
+ * Include/pythonrun.h: added decl for Py_FatalError()
+
+ * Include/rename2.h: added PyImport_ExecCodeModule
+
+ * Lib/cgi.py: general cleanup; translate & to "&"
+
+ * Lib/{compileall.py,tb.py,traceback.py}: don't break on class
+ exceptions
+
+ * Lib/types.py: added DictType as alias for DictionaryType
+
+ * Lib/cddb.py: write track artist info if given
+
+ * Lib/{pdb.py,wdb.py,stdwin/wdbframewin.py}: don't break on class
+ exceptions; added runeval(), generalized run to allow optional
+ context; deprecate runctx()
+
+ * Lib/test/{test_b1.py,test_grammar.py}: cope with 'math' not
+ existing; don't fail if overflow check doesn't work
+
+ * Mac/*: too many changes to log; we now support about 5 compilers
+ (Think C, MPW, MPW with Symantec C, CodeWarrior 68K, CodeWarrior
+ PPC)
+
+ * Misc/python-mode.el: cope with triple-quoted strings (sez Barry)
+
+ * Modules/Makefile.pre.in: don't exit Make if 'sharedmods' for
+ loop fails
+
+ * Modules/Setup.in: move posix, signal, thread and gl permanently
+ ahead of #*noconfig*, to avoid confusion
+
+Mon Feb 20 13:48:50 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
+
+ * Objects/stringobject.c (formatstring): allow string without
+ formats and dictionary argument
+
+Fri Feb 17 12:00:29 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
+
+ * Python/bltinmodule.c (do_pow): fixed bogus test for negative
+ number to the float power
+
+ * Python/ceval.c (eval_code): fix SystemError in try-finally when
+ a class exception was raised
+
+ * Demo/stdwin/python.py, Lib/stdwin/wdbframewin.py, Lib/pdb.py,
+ Lib/tb.py, Lib/traceback.py: cope with class exceptions when
+ printing or formatting them (R Lindsay Todd)
+
+Thu Feb 16 11:21:45 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
+
+ * Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py (Entry): rename select_view method to
+ view
+
+ * Lib/tkinter/Dialog.py: set widgetName so test for photo in
+ Tkinter works
+
+ * Doc/libshelve.tex: added/reorganized list of restrictions
+
+ * Doc/libsocket.tex: added quick list of new exported symbols
+
+ * Demo/sockets/{mcast.py,broadcast.py}: don't use modules SOCKET
+ or IN -- all symbols are now exported by the socket module itself
+
+ * Modules/socketmodule.c (initsocket): added INADDR_* symbols
+
+ * Include/object.h: added missing decls for PyObject_IsTrue() and
+ PyCallable_Check()
+
+Wed Feb 15 14:43:24 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
+
+ * Python/compile.c (com_addopname): use = instead of == for
+ assignment
+
+ * Modules/config.c.in (COMPILER): removed bogus ## in front of
+ __VERSION__
+
+ * Doc/{lib.tex,libpickle.tex,libcopy.tex,libshelve.tex}:
+ documented some new modules (cheaply -- by slightly reformatting
+ their __doc__ strings)
+
+ * Lib/builtin.py: got rid of it
+
+ * Doc/tut.tex: added sections on new stuff in release 1.2
+
+ * Doc/libsignal.tex: added a lot more details about how this
+ works.
+
+Tue Feb 14 13:57:28 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
+
+ * Python/marshal.c (w_object): change long i, n to int -- should
+ solve GCC problems on DEC Alpha (Paul Sijben)
+
+ * Python/{ceval.c,bltinmodule.c}: call __import__ with 4
+ arguments: modulename, globals, locals, list_of_from_names_or_None
+ (for Ken Manheimer)
+
+ * Python/ceval.c (eval_code): call locals_2_fast before doing
+ import from (Jim Roskind)
+
========================================
==> Release 1.2 BETA 3 (13 Feb 1995) <==
========================================
@@ -10,16 +159,9 @@
* Mac/config.c, Modules/config.c.in (getversion): tack compiler
name and version (where known) onto version string
- * Python/{ceval.c,bltinmodule.c}: call __import__ with 4
- arguments: modulename, globals, locals, list_of_from_names_or_None
- (for Ken Manheimer)
-
* Objects/floatobject.c: work-around for NeXT Sparc 3.3 prerelease
(Barry Warsaw)
- * Python/ceval.c (eval_code): call locals_2_fast before doing
- import from (Jim Roskind)
-
Fri Feb 10 17:08:35 1995 Guido van Rossum <guido@voorn.cwi.nl>
* Objects/object.c (newvarobject), Include/objimpl.h: make size