module dict if the inserted object isn't NULL (basic defensive
programming!).

* in import.c, #ifdef out references to dynamic loading based on
  HAVE_DYNAMIC_LOADING

* clean out the platform-specific crud from importdl.c.
  [ maybe fold this function into import.c and drop the importdl.c file? Greg.]

* change GetDynLoadFunc's "funcname" parameter to "shortname". change
  "name" to "fqname" for clarification.

* each GetDynLoadFunc now creates its own funcname value.

  WARNING: as I mentioned previously, we may run into an issue with a
  missing "_" on some platforms. Testing will show this pretty quickly,
  however.

* move pathname munging into dynload_shlib.c

Moved a couple to a new "Not worth it" section (explanations were
already there).

This patch changes the string-based exceptions to class-based
exceptions, so that you can fetch the unknown option as an
attribute.  As far as I know, it is backward compatible.

[The new exception class is called GetoptError; the name error is an
alias for compatibility.]

is in the development branch, not the maintenance branch!)

the default value is determined.

Here's a patch that avoids a warning caused by the "const char* pathname"
declaration for _PyImport_GetDynLoadFunc (in dynload_aix). The "aix_load"
function's 1st arg is prototyped as "char *pathname".

This causes * etc. on the command line to be expanded, link on Unix.

Define Py_DEBUG when compiling in debug mode.  (Is that a good idea?)

NOTE: Windows, Mac and OS/2 build procedures must be adapted manually!

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

from two static tables (one standard, one provided by the platform's
dynload_*.c variant).

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

(A few nite remain, these will probably disappear soon.)

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

file per platform (really: per style of Dl API; e.g. all platforms
using dlopen() are grouped together in dynload_shlib.c.).

This is part of a set of patches by Greg Stein.

c_varnames, not c_lnotab.

Support keys that have a Handle as parameter, by using the new GetControlDataHandle and SetControlDataHandle methods.

keys that expect a Handle, and have a ResObj as parameter.

will install these in macfs (if Navigation is available).

dialogs.

calls, callbacks, arguments, etc. Also added docstrings.

get at the result yet, though:-)

(The configure script is regenerated, not from his patch.)