Note updated RISCOS port. Remove reference in the 2.1 release notes
to os.extsep -- that variable actually didn't exist in that release!
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4fc5c1d..af4d43a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
cycles created by casual use of sys.exc_info() no longer cause
permanent memory leaks (provided garbage collection is enabled).
+- os.extsep -- a new variable needed by the RISCOS support. It is the
+ separator used by extensions, and is '.' on all platforms except
+ RISCOS, where it is '/'. There is no need to use this variable
+ unless you have a masochistic desire to port your code to RISCOS.
+
Tools/Demos
Build
@@ -28,6 +33,8 @@
New platforms
+- Updated RISCOS port by Dietmar Schwertberger.
+
Tests
- Added a test script for the curses module. It isn't run automatically;
@@ -1446,10 +1453,7 @@
- 2.1 contains new files and patches for RISCOS, thanks to Dietmar
Schwertberger! See RISCOS/README for more information -- it seems
that because of the bizarre filename conventions on RISCOS, no port
- to that platform is easy. Note that the new variable os.endsep is
- silently supported in order to make life easier on this platform,
- but we don't advertise it because it's not worth for most folks to
- care about RISCOS portability.
+ to that platform is easy.
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