SF patch #474590 -- RISC OS support
diff --git a/Lib/dumbdbm.py b/Lib/dumbdbm.py
index 287a8a0..d5df1d5 100644
--- a/Lib/dumbdbm.py
+++ b/Lib/dumbdbm.py
@@ -33,13 +33,9 @@
 class _Database:
 
     def __init__(self, file):
-        if _os.sep == '.':
-            endsep = '/'
-        else:
-            endsep = '.'
-        self._dirfile = file + endsep + 'dir'
-        self._datfile = file + endsep + 'dat'
-        self._bakfile = file + endsep + 'bak'
+        self._dirfile = file + _os.extsep + 'dir'
+        self._datfile = file + _os.extsep + 'dat'
+        self._bakfile = file + _os.extsep + 'bak'
         # Mod by Jack: create data file if needed
         try:
             f = _open(self._datfile, 'r')
diff --git a/Lib/fileinput.py b/Lib/fileinput.py
index 794d575..c18995b 100644
--- a/Lib/fileinput.py
+++ b/Lib/fileinput.py
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
             else:
                 if self._inplace:
                     self._backupfilename = (
-                        self._filename + (self._backup or ".bak"))
+                        self._filename + (self._backup or os.extsep+"bak"))
                     try: os.unlink(self._backupfilename)
                     except os.error: pass
                     # The next few lines may raise IOError
diff --git a/Lib/os.py b/Lib/os.py
index 9a7417b..e13c2f9 100644
--- a/Lib/os.py
+++ b/Lib/os.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   - os.curdir is a string representing the current directory ('.' or ':')
   - os.pardir is a string representing the parent directory ('..' or '::')
   - os.sep is the (or a most common) pathname separator ('/' or ':' or '\\')
+  - os.extsep is the extension separator ('.' or '/')
   - os.altsep is the alternate pathname separator (None or '/')
   - os.pathsep is the component separator used in $PATH etc
   - os.linesep is the line separator in text files ('\r' or '\n' or '\r\n')
@@ -168,6 +169,12 @@
 else:
     raise ImportError, 'no os specific module found'
 
+
+if sep=='.':
+    extsep = '/'
+else:
+    extsep = '.'
+
 __all__.append("path")
 
 del _names
diff --git a/Lib/plat-riscos/riscosenviron.py b/Lib/plat-riscos/riscosenviron.py
index bfb8447..d92aa31 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-riscos/riscosenviron.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-riscos/riscosenviron.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""A more or less complete user-defined wrapper around dictionary objects."""
+"""A more or less complete dictionary like interface for the RISC OS environment."""
 
 import riscos
 
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
     def __repr__(self):
         return repr(riscos.getenvdict())
     def __cmp__(self, dict):
-        if isinstance(dict, UserDict):
-            return cmp(riscos.getenvdict(), dict)
+        return cmp(riscos.getenvdict(), dict)
     def __len__(self):
         return len(riscos.getenvdict())
     def __getitem__(self, key):
diff --git a/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py b/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py
index c25572b..fb0e477 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-riscos/riscospath.py
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@
     j= a
     for b in p:
         (fs, drive, path)= _split(b)
-        if fs!='' or drive!='' or path[:1] in _roots:
+        if j=='' or fs!='' or drive!='' or path[:1] in _roots:
             j= b
+        elif j[-1]==':':
+            j= j+b
         else:
             j= j+'.'+b
     return j
diff --git a/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py b/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py
index 522d7ea..9c21386 100644
--- a/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-riscos/rourl2path.py
@@ -6,15 +6,26 @@
 import urllib
 import os
 
-def url2pathname(pathname):
-    "Convert /-delimited pathname to mac pathname"
-    #
-    # XXXX The .. handling should be fixed...
-    #
-    tp = urllib.splittype(pathname)[0]
+__all__ = ["url2pathname","pathname2url"]
+
+__slash_dot = string.maketrans("/.", "./")
+
+def url2pathname(url):
+    "Convert URL to a RISC OS path."
+    tp = urllib.splittype(url)[0]
     if tp and tp <> 'file':
         raise RuntimeError, 'Cannot convert non-local URL to pathname'
-    components = string.split(pathname, '/')
+    # Turn starting /// into /, an empty hostname means current host
+    if url[:3] == '///':
+        url = url[2:]
+    elif url[:2] == '//':
+        raise RuntimeError, 'Cannot convert non-local URL to pathname'
+    components = string.split(url, '/')
+    if not components[0]:
+        if '$' in components:
+            del components[0]
+        else:
+             components[0] = '$'
     # Remove . and embedded ..
     i = 0
     while i < len(components):
@@ -23,59 +34,35 @@
         elif components[i] == '..' and i > 0 and \
                                   components[i-1] not in ('', '..'):
             del components[i-1:i+1]
-            i = i-1
+            i -= 1
+        elif components[i] == '..':
+            components[i] = '^'
+            i += 1
         elif components[i] == '' and i > 0 and components[i-1] <> '':
             del components[i]
         else:
-            if components[i]<>'..' and string.find(components[i], '.')<>-1 :
-                components[i] = string.join(string.split(components[i],'.'),'/')
-            i = i+1
-    if not components[0]:
-        # Absolute unix path, don't start with colon
-        return string.join(components[1:], '.')
-    else:
-        # relative unix path, start with colon. First replace
-        # leading .. by empty strings (giving ::file)
-        i = 0
-        while i < len(components) and components[i] == '..':
-            components[i] = '^'
-            i = i + 1
-        return string.join(components, '.')
+            i += 1
+    components = map(lambda x: urllib.unquote(x).translate(__slash_dot), components)
+    return '.'.join(components)
 
 def pathname2url(pathname):
-    "convert mac pathname to /-delimited pathname"
-    if '/' in pathname:
-        raise RuntimeError, "Cannot convert pathname containing slashes"
-    components = string.split(pathname, ':')
-    # Replace empty string ('::') by .. (will result in '/../' later)
-    for i in range(1, len(components)):
-        if components[i] == '':
-            components[i] = '..'
-    # Truncate names longer than 31 bytes
-    components = map(lambda x: x[:31], components)
-
-    if os.path.isabs(pathname):
-        return '/' + string.join(components, '/')
-    else:
-        return string.join(components, '/')
+    "Convert a RISC OS path name to a file url."
+    return urllib.quote('///' + pathname.translate(__slash_dot), "/$:")
 
 def test():
     for url in ["index.html",
                 "/SCSI::SCSI4/$/Anwendung/Comm/Apps/!Fresco/Welcome",
+                "/SCSI::SCSI4/$/Anwendung/Comm/Apps/../!Fresco/Welcome",
                 "../index.html",
                 "bar/index.html",
                 "/foo/bar/index.html",
                 "/foo/bar/",
                 "/"]:
         print `url`, '->', `url2pathname(url)`
-    for path in ["drive:",
-                 "drive:dir:",
-                 "drive:dir:file",
-                 "drive:file",
-                 "file",
-                 ":file",
-                 ":dir:",
-                 ":dir:file"]:
+    print "*******************************************************"
+    for path in ["SCSI::SCSI4.$.Anwendung",
+                 "PythonApp:Lib",
+                 "PythonApp:Lib.rourl2path/py"]:
         print `path`, '->', `pathname2url(path)`
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index 86698df..e27174e 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
 
 import sys, os
 
-if os.sep==".":
-    endsep = "/"
-else:
-    endsep = "."
-
 
 def makepath(*paths):
     dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(*paths))
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@
         return
     names.sort()
     for name in names:
-        if name[-4:] == endsep + "pth":
+        if name[-4:] == os.extsep + "pth":
             addpackage(sitedir, name)
     if reset:
         _dirs_in_sys_path = None
diff --git a/Lib/socket.py b/Lib/socket.py
index ec8d610..b951809 100644
--- a/Lib/socket.py
+++ b/Lib/socket.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 if (sys.platform.lower().startswith("win")
     or (hasattr(os, 'uname') and os.uname()[0] == "BeOS")
-    or (sys.platform=="RISCOS")):
+    or (sys.platform=="riscos")):
 
     _realsocketcall = _socket.socket
 
diff --git a/Lib/tempfile.py b/Lib/tempfile.py
index 7a1fc26..f1d53db 100644
--- a/Lib/tempfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tempfile.py
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
             attempdirs.insert(0, dirname)
         except macfs.error:
             pass
+    elif os.name == 'riscos':
+        scrapdir = os.getenv('Wimp$ScrapDir')
+        if scrapdir:
+            attempdirs.insert(0, scrapdir)
     for envname in 'TMPDIR', 'TEMP', 'TMP':
         if os.environ.has_key(envname):
             attempdirs.insert(0, os.environ[envname])
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@
 # string.
 elif os.name == "nt":
     template = '~' + `os.getpid()` + '-'
-elif os.name == 'mac':
+elif os.name in ('mac', 'riscos'):
     template = 'Python-Tmp-'
 else:
     template = 'tmp' # XXX might choose a better one
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index 0c5d85a..b2bb7ac 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
             pass
     for i in range(len(args)):
         # Strip trailing ".py" from arguments
-        if args[i][-3:] == '.py':
+        if args[i][-3:] == os.extsep+'py':
             args[i] = args[i][:-3]
     stdtests = STDTESTS[:]
     nottests = NOTTESTS[:]
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
     names = os.listdir(testdir)
     tests = []
     for name in names:
-        if name[:5] == "test_" and name[-3:] == ".py":
+        if name[:5] == "test_" and name[-3:] == os.extsep+"py":
             modname = name[:-3]
             if modname not in stdtests and modname not in nottests:
                 tests.append(modname)
@@ -576,6 +576,48 @@
         test_winreg
         test_winsound
         """,
+    'riscos':
+        """
+        test_al
+        test_asynchat
+        test_bsddb
+        test_cd
+        test_cl
+        test_commands
+        test_crypt
+        test_dbm
+        test_dl
+        test_fcntl
+        test_fork1
+        test_gdbm
+        test_gl
+        test_grp
+        test_imgfile
+        test_largefile
+        test_linuxaudiodev
+        test_locale
+        test_mmap
+        test_nis
+        test_ntpath
+        test_openpty
+        test_poll
+        test_popen2
+        test_pty
+        test_pwd
+        test_socket_ssl
+        test_socketserver
+        test_strop
+        test_sunaudiodev
+        test_sundry
+        test_thread
+        test_threaded_import
+        test_threadedtempfile
+        test_threading
+        test_timing
+        test_unicode_file
+        test_winreg
+        test_winsound
+        """,
 }
 
 class _ExpectedSkips:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_imageop.py b/Lib/test/test_imageop.py
index 7a6981e..ff83c45 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_imageop.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_imageop.py
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
 
 from test_support import verbose, unlink
 
-import imageop, uu
+import imageop, uu, os
 
 def main(use_rgbimg=1):
 
     # Create binary test files
-    uu.decode(get_qualified_path('testrgb.uue'), 'test.rgb')
+    uu.decode(get_qualified_path('testrgb'+os.extsep+'uue'), 'test'+os.extsep+'rgb')
 
     if use_rgbimg:
-        image, width, height = getrgbimage('test.rgb')
+        image, width, height = getrgbimage('test'+os.extsep+'rgb')
     else:
-        image, width, height = getimage('test.rgb')
+        image, width, height = getimage('test'+os.extsep+'rgb')
 
     # Return the selected part of image, which should by width by height
     # in size and consist of pixels of psize bytes.
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     image = imageop.grey22grey (grey2image, width, height)
 
     # Cleanup
-    unlink('test.rgb')
+    unlink('test'+os.extsep+'rgb')
 
 def getrgbimage(name):
     """return a tuple consisting of image (in 'imgfile' format but
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_import.py b/Lib/test/test_import.py
index b2e3fb6..305c297 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_import.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_import.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 def test_with_extension(ext): # ext normally ".py"; perhaps ".pyw"
     source = TESTFN + ext
-    pyo = TESTFN + ".pyo"
+    pyo = TESTFN + os.extsep + "pyo"
     if sys.platform.startswith('java'):
         pyc = TESTFN + "$py.class"
     else:
-        pyc = TESTFN + ".pyc"
+        pyc = TESTFN + os.extsep + "pyc"
 
     f = open(source, "w")
     print >> f, "# This tests Python's ability to import a", ext, "file."
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.curdir)
 try:
-    test_with_extension(".py")
+    test_with_extension(os.extsep + "py")
     if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
         for ext in ".PY", ".Py", ".pY", ".pyw", ".PYW", ".pYw":
             test_with_extension(ext)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py b/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py
index 4e23398..bb75e64 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_mailbox.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         t = int(time.time() % 1000000)
         pid = self._counter
         self._counter += 1
-        filename = "%s.%s.myhostname.mydomain" % (t, pid)
+        filename = os.extsep.join((str(t), str(pid), "myhostname", "mydomain"))
         tmpname = os.path.join(self._dir, "tmp", filename)
         newname = os.path.join(self._dir, dir, filename)
         fp = open(tmpname, "w")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_mhlib.py b/Lib/test/test_mhlib.py
index 9d5f101..91c1a1a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_mhlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_mhlib.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 import sys
 import mhlib
 
-if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
-    raise TestSkipped("test_mhlib skipped on Windows -- "
+if sys.platform.startswith("win") or sys.platform=="riscos":
+    raise TestSkipped("test_mhlib skipped on %s -- "%sys.platform +
                       "too many Unix assumptions")
 
 _mhroot = TESTFN+"_MH"
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_minidom.py b/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
index 2a290aa..ab985b8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_minidom.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from xml.dom import HierarchyRequestErr
 import xml.parsers.expat
 
-import os.path
+import os
 import sys
 import traceback
 from test_support import verbose
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     base = sys.argv[0]
 else:
     base = __file__
-tstfile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(base), "test.xml")
+tstfile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(base), "test"+os.extsep+"xml")
 del base
 
 def confirm(test, testname = "Test"):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pkg.py b/Lib/test/test_pkg.py
index f699af40..c9e771d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pkg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pkg.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Test packages (dotted-name import)
 
 import sys, os, tempfile, traceback
-from os import mkdir, rmdir             # Can't test if these fail
+from os import mkdir, rmdir, extsep          # Can't test if these fail
 del mkdir, rmdir
 from test_support import verify, verbose, TestFailed
 
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@
 # Test descriptions
 
 tests = [
-    ("t1", [("t1", None), ("t1 __init__.py", "")], "import t1"),
+    ("t1", [("t1", None), ("t1 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "")], "import t1"),
 
     ("t2", [
     ("t2", None),
-    ("t2 __init__.py", "'doc for t2'; print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t2 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "'doc for t2'; print __name__, 'loading'"),
     ("t2 sub", None),
-    ("t2 sub __init__.py", ""),
+    ("t2 sub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", ""),
     ("t2 sub subsub", None),
-    ("t2 sub subsub __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
+    ("t2 sub subsub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
     ],
 """
 import t2
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@
 
     ("t3", [
     ("t3", None),
-    ("t3 __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t3 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
     ("t3 sub", None),
-    ("t3 sub __init__.py", ""),
+    ("t3 sub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", ""),
     ("t3 sub subsub", None),
-    ("t3 sub subsub __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
+    ("t3 sub subsub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
     ],
 """
 import t3.sub.subsub
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@
 """),
 
     ("t4", [
-    ("t4.py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (t4.py)'"),
+    ("t4"+os.extsep+"py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (t4"+os.extsep+"py)'"),
     ("t4", None),
-    ("t4 __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
-    ("t4 sub.py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (sub.py)'"),
+    ("t4 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t4 sub"+os.extsep+"py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (sub"+os.extsep+"py)'"),
     ("t4 sub", None),
-    ("t4 sub __init__.py", ""),
-    ("t4 sub subsub.py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (subsub.py)'"),
+    ("t4 sub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", ""),
+    ("t4 sub subsub"+os.extsep+"py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (subsub"+os.extsep+"py)'"),
     ("t4 sub subsub", None),
-    ("t4 sub subsub __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
+    ("t4 sub subsub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
     ],
 """
 from t4.sub.subsub import *
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@
 
     ("t5", [
     ("t5", None),
-    ("t5 __init__.py", "import t5.foo"),
-    ("t5 string.py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
-    ("t5 foo.py",
+    ("t5 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "import t5.foo"),
+    ("t5 string"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
+    ("t5 foo"+os.extsep+"py",
      "print __name__, 'loading'; import string; print string.spam"),
      ],
 """
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@
 
     ("t6", [
     ("t6", None),
-    ("t6 __init__.py", "__all__ = ['spam', 'ham', 'eggs']"),
-    ("t6 spam.py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
-    ("t6 ham.py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
-    ("t6 eggs.py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t6 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "__all__ = ['spam', 'ham', 'eggs']"),
+    ("t6 spam"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t6 ham"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t6 eggs"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
     ],
 """
 import t6
@@ -174,15 +174,15 @@
 """),
 
     ("t7", [
-    ("t7.py", "print 'Importing t7.py'"),
+    ("t7"+os.extsep+"py", "print 'Importing t7"+os.extsep+"py'"),
     ("t7", None),
-    ("t7 __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
-    ("t7 sub.py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (sub.py)'"),
+    ("t7 __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'"),
+    ("t7 sub"+os.extsep+"py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (sub"+os.extsep+"py)'"),
     ("t7 sub", None),
-    ("t7 sub __init__.py", ""),
-    ("t7 sub subsub.py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (subsub.py)'"),
+    ("t7 sub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", ""),
+    ("t7 sub subsub"+os.extsep+"py", "print 'THIS SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED (subsub"+os.extsep+"py)'"),
     ("t7 sub subsub", None),
-    ("t7 sub subsub __init__.py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
+    ("t7 sub subsub __init__"+os.extsep+"py", "print __name__, 'loading'; spam = 1"),
     ],
 """
 t7, sub, subsub = None, None, None
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pkgimport.py b/Lib/test/test_pkgimport.py
index 72889f9..8c7a99b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pkgimport.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pkgimport.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
         self.package_dir = os.path.join(self.test_dir,
                                         self.package_name)
         os.mkdir(self.package_dir)
-        open(os.path.join(self.package_dir, '__init__.py'), 'w')
-        self.module_path = os.path.join(self.package_dir, 'foo.py')
+        open(os.path.join(self.package_dir, '__init__'+os.extsep+'py'), 'w')
+        self.module_path = os.path.join(self.package_dir, 'foo'+os.extsep+'py')
 
     def tearDown(self):
         for file in os.listdir(self.package_dir):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_repr.py b/Lib/test/test_repr.py
index 1c63e4d..e7b564e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_repr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_repr.py
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@
         self.subpkgname = os.path.join(longname, longname)
         # Make the package and subpackage
         os.mkdir(self.pkgname)
-        touch(os.path.join(self.pkgname, '__init__.py'))
+        touch(os.path.join(self.pkgname, '__init__'+os.extsep+'py'))
         os.mkdir(self.subpkgname)
-        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, '__init__.py'))
+        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, '__init__'+os.extsep+'py'))
         # Remember where we are
         self.here = os.getcwd()
         sys.path.insert(0, self.here)
@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@
 
     def test_module(self):
         eq = self.assertEquals
-        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, self.pkgname + '.py'))
+        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, self.pkgname + os.extsep + 'py'))
         from areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation.areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation import areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation
         eq(repr(areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation),
            "<module 'areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation.areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation.areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation' from '%s'>" % areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation.__file__)
 
     def test_type(self):
         eq = self.assertEquals
-        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'foo.py'), '''\
+        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'foo'+os.extsep+'py'), '''\
 class foo(object):
     pass
 ''')
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
         pass
 
     def test_class(self):
-        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'bar.py'), '''\
+        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'bar'+os.extsep+'py'), '''\
 class bar:
     pass
 ''')
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
             "<class areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation.areallylongpackageandmodulenametotestreprtruncation.bar.bar at 0x"))
 
     def test_instance(self):
-        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'baz.py'), '''\
+        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'baz'+os.extsep+'py'), '''\
 class baz:
     pass
 ''')
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 
     def test_method(self):
         eq = self.assertEquals
-        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'qux.py'), '''\
+        touch(os.path.join(self.subpkgname, 'qux'+os.extsep+'py'), '''\
 class aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:
     def amethod(self): pass
 ''')
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_rgbimg.py b/Lib/test/test_rgbimg.py
index f2622e4..b632cd0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_rgbimg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_rgbimg.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     os.unlink('@.rgb')
 
 table = [
-    ('testrgb.uue', 'test.rgb'),
-    ('testimg.uue', 'test.rawimg'),
-    ('testimgr.uue', 'test.rawimg.rev'),
+    ('testrgb'+os.extsep+'uue', 'test'+os.extsep+'rgb'),
+    ('testimg'+os.extsep+'uue', 'test'+os.extsep+'rawimg'),
+    ('testimgr'+os.extsep+'uue', 'test'+os.extsep+'rawimg'+os.extsep+'rev'),
     ]
 for source, target in table:
     source = findfile(source)
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
 if ttob != 0:
     raise error, 'ttob should start out as zero'
 
-testimg('test.rgb', 'test.rawimg')
+testimg('test'+os.extsep+'rgb', 'test'+os.extsep+'rawimg')
 
 ttob = rgbimg.ttob(1)
 if ttob != 0:
     raise error, 'ttob should be zero'
 
-testimg('test.rgb', 'test.rawimg.rev')
+testimg('test'+os.extsep+'rgb', 'test'+os.extsep+'rawimg'+os.extsep+'rev')
 
 ttob = rgbimg.ttob(0)
 if ttob != 1:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sax.py b/Lib/test/test_sax.py
index dcf57d4..32b7609 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sax.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sax.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from xml.sax.xmlreader import InputSource, AttributesImpl, AttributesNSImpl
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 from test_support import verify, verbose, TestFailed, findfile
+import os
 
 # ===== Utilities
 
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@
     xmlgen = XMLGenerator(result)
 
     parser.setContentHandler(xmlgen)
-    parser.parse(open(findfile("test.xml")))
+    parser.parse(open(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml")))
 
     return result.getvalue() == xml_test_out
 
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@
 
 # ===== InputSource support
 
-xml_test_out = open(findfile("test.xml.out")).read()
+xml_test_out = open(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml"+os.extsep+"out")).read()
 
 def test_expat_inpsource_filename():
     parser = create_parser()
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@
     xmlgen = XMLGenerator(result)
 
     parser.setContentHandler(xmlgen)
-    parser.parse(findfile("test.xml"))
+    parser.parse(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml"))
 
     return result.getvalue() == xml_test_out
 
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@
     xmlgen = XMLGenerator(result)
 
     parser.setContentHandler(xmlgen)
-    parser.parse(InputSource(findfile("test.xml")))
+    parser.parse(InputSource(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml")))
 
     return result.getvalue() == xml_test_out
 
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@
 
     parser.setContentHandler(xmlgen)
     inpsrc = InputSource()
-    inpsrc.setByteStream(open(findfile("test.xml")))
+    inpsrc.setByteStream(open(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml")))
     parser.parse(inpsrc)
 
     return result.getvalue() == xml_test_out
@@ -625,9 +626,9 @@
     xmlgen = XMLGenerator(result)
 
     parser.setContentHandler(xmlgen)
-    parser.parse(findfile("test.xml"))
+    parser.parse(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml"))
 
-    outf = open(findfile("test.xml.out"), "w")
+    outf = open(findfile("test"+os.extsep+"xml"+os.extsep+"out"), "w")
     outf.write(result.getvalue())
     outf.close()
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_signal.py b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
index a6c32b4..05bdcab 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_signal.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_signal.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-if sys.platform[:3] in ('win', 'os2'):
-    raise TestSkipped, "Can't test signal on %s" % sys.platform[:3]
+if sys.platform[:3] in ('win', 'os2') or sys.platform=='riscos':
+    raise TestSkipped, "Can't test signal on %s" % sys.platform
 
 if verbose:
     x = '-x'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tokenize.py b/Lib/test/test_tokenize.py
index a0713d1..7ac5624 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tokenize.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tokenize.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 if verbose:
     print 'starting...'
-file = open(findfile('tokenize_tests.py'))
+file = open(findfile('tokenize_tests'+os.extsep+'py'))
 tokenize.tokenize(file.readline)
 if verbose:
     print 'finished'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
index 129bf2c..bb4fedb 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 # urllib.pathname2url works, unfortunately...
 if os.name == 'mac':
     fname = '/' + fname.replace(':', '/')
+elif os.name == 'riscos':
+    import string
+    fname = os.expand(fname)
+    fname = fname.translate(string.maketrans("/.", "./"))
+
 file_url = "file://%s" % fname
 f = urllib2.urlopen(file_url)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py b/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
index 87e99ec..480aeed 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipfile.py
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 import zipfile, os, StringIO, tempfile
 from test_support import TestFailed
 
-srcname = "junk9630.tmp"
-zipname = "junk9708.tmp"
+srcname = "junk9630"+os.extsep+"tmp"
+zipname = "junk9708"+os.extsep+"tmp"
 
 
 def zipTest(f, compression, srccontents):
     zip = zipfile.ZipFile(f, "w", compression)   # Create the ZIP archive
-    zip.write(srcname, "another.name")
+    zip.write(srcname, "another"+os.extsep+"name")
     zip.write(srcname, srcname)
     zip.close()
 
     zip = zipfile.ZipFile(f, "r", compression)   # Read the ZIP archive
     readData2 = zip.read(srcname)
-    readData1 = zip.read("another.name")
+    readData1 = zip.read("another"+os.extsep+"name")
     zip.close()
 
     if readData1 != srccontents or readData2 != srccontents:
diff --git a/Lib/whichdb.py b/Lib/whichdb.py
index 8687b71..8b31003 100644
--- a/Lib/whichdb.py
+++ b/Lib/whichdb.py
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 
 import os
 
-if os.sep==".":
-    endsep = "/"
-else:
-    endsep = "."
-
 def whichdb(filename):
     """Guess which db package to use to open a db file.
 
@@ -24,9 +19,9 @@
 
     # Check for dbm first -- this has a .pag and a .dir file
     try:
-        f = open(filename + endsep + "pag", "rb")
+        f = open(filename + os.extsep + "pag", "rb")
         f.close()
-        f = open(filename + endsep + "dir", "rb")
+        f = open(filename + os.extsep + "dir", "rb")
         f.close()
         return "dbm"
     except IOError:
@@ -34,9 +29,9 @@
 
     # Check for dumbdbm next -- this has a .dir and and a .dat file
     try:
-        f = open(filename + endsep + "dat", "rb")
+        f = open(filename + os.extsep + "dat", "rb")
         f.close()
-        f = open(filename + endsep + "dir", "rb")
+        f = open(filename + os.extsep + "dir", "rb")
         try:
             if f.read(1) in ["'", '"']:
                 return "dumbdbm"