Various changes (not done yet even for beta2 release)

README

-This is Python release 1.4 beta 1
+This is Python release 1.4 beta 2
 =================================
 
 It's a beta release.  Only use this if you want to help me iron the
@@ -9,12 +9,26 @@ Also try running configue with the --with-thread and --with-readline
 options (described below).
 
 
-What's new in this release?
----------------------------
+What's new since 1.4 beta 1?
+----------------------------
+
+- New modules: errno, operator
+
+- Changes for Numerical Python: slice and ellipses objects, and
+corresponding syntax:
+
+	- x[lo:hi:stride]
+	- x[a, ..., z]
 
 XXX
 
 
+What's new since Python release 1.3?
+------------------------------------
+
+See the Misc/NEWS file.
+
+
 What is Python anyway?
 ----------------------
 
@@ -304,14 +318,20 @@ all object files by running "make clean" before rebuilding.
 	These libraries are passed after all other libraries, the C
 	library last.
 	
+--with-next-archs='arch1 arch2': Under NEXTSTEP, this will build
+	all compiled binaries with the architectures listed.  Includes
+	correctly setting the target architecture specific resource
+	directory.
+
 
 Extensions
 ----------
 
 You can also build an "extended" interpreter, using modules that are
-not contained in the Modules directory.  Extensions are distributed as
-a separate tar file (currently extensions.tar.gz).  See the README
-file there.
+not contained in the Modules directory.  See the manual titled
+"Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter" (Doc/ext.tex) for
+more details on writing an extension or building an existing
+extension.
 
 
 Building for multiple architectures (using the VPATH feature)
@@ -501,11 +521,9 @@ Distribution structure
 Most subdirectories have their own README file.  Most files have
 comments.
 
-ChangeLog	A raw list of changes since the first 1.0.0 BETA release
 Contrib/	Interesting or useful Python code contributed by others
 Demo/		Demonstration scripts, modules and programs
 Doc/		Documentation (LaTeX sources)
-Extensions/	Extension modules (distributed separately)
 Grammar/	Input for the parser generator
 Include/	Public header files
 Lib/		Python library modules