cpython/Misc

Python Misc subdirectory
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This directory contains files that wouldn't fit in elsewhere.  Some
documents are only of historic importance.

Files found here
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ACKS                    Acknowledgements
AIX-NOTES               Notes for building Python on AIX
BeOS-NOTES              Notes for building on BeOS
BeOS-setup.py           setup.py replacement for BeOS, see BeOS-NOTES
build.sh                Script to build and test latest Python from the repository
cheatsheet              Quick summary of Python by Ken Manheimer
developers.txt          A history of who got developer permissions, and why
gdbinit                 Handy stuff to put in your .gdbinit file, if you use gdb
HISTORY                 News from previous releases -- oldest last
indent.pro              GNU indent profile approximating my C style
maintainers.rst         A list of maintainers for library modules
NEWS                    News for this release (for some meaning of "this")
NEWS.help               How to edit NEWS
Porting                 Mini-FAQ on porting to new platforms
PURIFY.README           Information for Purify users
pymemcompat.h           Memory interface compatibility file.
python-config.in        Python script template for python-config
python.man              UNIX man page for the python interpreter
python-mode.el          Emacs mode for editing Python programs
python.pc.in            Package configuration info template for pkg-config
python-wing.wpr         Wing IDE project file
README                  The file you're reading now
README.coverity         Information about running Coverity's Prevent on Python
README.klocwork         Information about running Klocwork's K7 on Python
README.OpenBSD          Help for building problems on OpenBSD
README.valgrind         Information for Valgrind users, see valgrind-python.supp
RFD                     Request For Discussion about a Python newsgroup
RPM                     (Old) tools to build RPMs
setuid-prog.c           C helper program for set-uid Python scripts
SpecialBuilds.txt       Describes extra symbols you can set for debug builds
TextMate                A TextMate bundle for Python development
valgrind-python.supp    Valgrind suppression file, see README.valgrind
vgrindefs               Python configuration for vgrind (a generic pretty printer)
Vim                     Python development utilities for the Vim editor