Worm around MSVC6 error on single string literal > 2Kb.
diff --git a/Python/exceptions.c b/Python/exceptions.c
index a70e6c6..c0e4d54 100644
--- a/Python/exceptions.c
+++ b/Python/exceptions.c
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
#include "Python.h"
+/* Caution: MS Visual C++ 6 errors if a single string literal exceeds
+ * 2Kb. So the module docstring has been broken roughly in half, using
+ * compile-time literal concatenation.
+ */
static char
module__doc__[] =
"Python's standard exception class hierarchy.\n\
@@ -41,8 +45,9 @@
Here is a rundown of the class hierarchy. The classes found here are\n\
inserted into both the exceptions module and the `built-in' module. It is\n\
recommended that user defined class based exceptions be derived from the\n\
-`Exception' class, although this is currently not enforced.\n\
-\n\
+`Exception' class, although this is currently not enforced.\n"
+ /* keep string pieces "small" */
+"\n\
Exception\n\
|\n\
+-- SystemExit\n\