Rev 3743: Update NEWS. in file:///v/home/vila/src/bzr/experimental/bzr-py26-compat/

[Vincent Ladeuil]

At file:///v/home/vila/src/bzr/experimental/bzr-py26-compat/

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revno: 3743
revision-id: v.ladeuil+lp at free.fr-20080929065435-f2g0gu1lh2by5c6f
parent: v.ladeuil+lp at free.fr-20080926152829-ibdag0hw352qjcix
committer: Vincent Ladeuil <v.ladeuil+lp at free.fr>
branch nick: py26-compat
timestamp: Mon 2008-09-29 08:54:35 +0200
message:
  Update NEWS.
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=== modified file 'NEWS'
--- a/NEWS	2008-09-24 06:52:03 +0000
+++ b/NEWS	2008-09-29 06:54:35 +0000
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 
   FEATURES
 
+    * bzr is now compatible with python-2.6. python-2.6 is not yet officially
+      supported (nor released, tests were conducted with the dev version of
+      python-2.6rc2), but all known problems have been fixed . Feedback
+      welcome.
+      (Vincent Ladeuil, #269535)
+
   IMPROVEMENTS:
 
     * ``bzr annotate`` will now include uncommitted changes from the local
@@ -109,6 +115,11 @@
     * New win32utils.get_local_appdata_location() provides access to a local
       directory for storing data.  (Mark Hammond)
 
+    * To be compatible with python-2.6 a few new rules should be
+      observed. 'message' attribute can't be used anymore in exception
+      classes, 'sha' and 'md5' modules have been deprecated (use
+      osutils.[md5|sha]), object__init__ and object.__new__ don't accept
+      parameters anymore.
 
 bzr 1.7 2008-09-23
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