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diff --git a/python/sip/NEWS b/python/sip/NEWS deleted file mode 100644 index 919527ad..00000000 --- a/python/sip/NEWS +++ /dev/null @@ -1,198 +0,0 @@ -v4.6 10th April 2007 - - Added support for wchar_t. - - The -g command line option releases the GIL whenever a call is made to the - wrapped library. - - Added the /HoldGIL/ annotation to explicitly retain the GIL when calling a - particular function in the wrapped library. - - Added sipFindClass() and sipFindNamedEnum() to the public API. - - /TransferThis/ may be specified more than once. - - Added support for __truediv__ and __itruediv__. - - The SIP code generator and module may be built as universal binaries under - MacOS/X using the -n command line option to configure.py. - -v4.5.2 9th December 2006 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.5.1 9th December 2006 - - Added the SIP_SSIZE_T type to help write PEP 353 compliant handwritten - code. - -v4.5 4th November 2006 - - Added support for Python v2.5. - - Added sip_config_args to sipconfig.py. - - sip.voidptr now implements __hex__(). - - Added sip.delete() to call a C++ instance's destructor, or return a C - structure to the heap. - - Added sip.isdeleted() to check if a C++ instance or C structure has been - destroyed or returned to the heap. - - Added sip.setdeleted() to mark that a C++ instance or C structure has been - destroyed or returned to the heap. - - Added support for pure virtual destructors. - - Added the __dtor__() method to allow Python code to be called from a C++ - destructor. - - Added the /NoDefaultCtors/ class annotation. - - The generated API files are now more complete and use Python types rather - than C/C++ types. - - Added support for embedding manifests for MSVC 2005. - -v4.4.5 10th June 2006 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.4.4 8th June 2006 - - Added %ExportedHeaderCode and %UnitCode. - - Added sipExportSymbol() and sipImportSymbol() to the public API. - -v4.4.3 27th April 2006 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.4.2 23rd April 2006 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.4.1 3rd April 2006 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.4 24th March 2006 - - The major number of the internal API has changed so it will be necessary - to regenerate all modules. - - This release introduces small incompatibilities that may affect handwritten - code. See the documentation for the details. - - Module names specified with %Module and %CModule can now include periods to - denote a Python package structure. - - Namespaces can be split across multiple Python modules. - - Class templates are now supported and instantiated using "typedef". - - Mapped type templates are now supported and instantiated automatically. - - Global operators are now supported. - - Operator casts in classes are now supported. - - C/C++ signed char type is now treated as a separate type to char. - - C/C++ long and unsigned long types are now wrapped as Python long objects - rather than Python integer objects. - - C/C++ long long and unsigned long long types are now supported. - - unsigned short and unsigned int are now implemented as long objects instead - of integer objects. - - Classes can now be declared using the /External/ annotation and be defined - in another, unspecified, module. - - /TransferThis/ can now be used in non-factory methods to change the - ownership to a different C++ instance or to change it to Python. - - /Constrained/ can now be used with booleans. - - Added support for Python's buffer interface, %BIGetCharBufferCode, - %BIGetReadBufferCode, %BIGetSegCountCode and %BIGetWriteBufferCode. - - The "user" member has been added to the sipWrapper structure and can be - used for any purpose by handwritten code. - - Function argument names are now parsed, but otherwise ignored. - - The "explicit" keyword is now parsed, but otherwise ignored. - - Added the /DelayDtor/ class annotation which given more control over the - order in which instances are deleted when an application terminates. - - Added support for the SIP_PYTYPE pseudo-type that represents a Python - type object. - - Added support for ellipsis (ie. "...") in function arguments. Any - remaining arguments will be gathered as a Python tuple. - - Add support for the /NoDerived/ annotation for Python class constructors - that have no C/C++ equivalent. - - The sipSelfWasArg boolean is now available to the %MethodCode of - non-abstract, virtual methods to indicate whether the class implementation - of the method rather than the virtual implementation should be called. - %MethodCode for non-abstract, virtual, protected methods must now call the - sipProtectVirt wrapper (rather than sipProtect). - - sipCanConvertToInstance(), sipConvertToInstance(), - sipForceConvertToInstance(), sipReleaseInstance(), - sipConvertFromInstance(), sipConvertFromNewInstance(), - sipCanConvertToMappedType(), sipConvertToMappedType(), - sipForceConvertToMappedType(), sipReleaseMappedType(), - sipConvertFromMappedType() and sipFindMappedType() have been added to the - SIP API. - - sipLong_AsUnsignedLong() has been added, primarily as a workaround for a - bug in Python v2.3.x and earlier. - - Added the 't', 'u', 'C' and 'D' format characters to sipParseResult(). - - Added the 't', 'u', 'B', 'C' and 'D' format characters to sipBuildResult(). - - Responsibility for interpreting and implementing the /Transfer/ and - /TransferBack/ annotations has been pushed down to %ConvertToTypeCode and - %ConvertFromTypeCode. The generated type convertors sipForceConvertTo_*() - and sipConvertFrom_*() have been deprecated. - - Added the %SIPNoEmitters directive for PyQt4. - - Added support for the __hash__ Python special method. - - The __getitem__ Python special method no longer requires %MethodCode. - - All of the calls to Qt have been moved out of the sip module and into PyQt. - The generated sipconfig.py file no longer contains any Qt specific - information. These changes mean that SIP can support PyQt v3 and v4 at the - same time. - - Static methods can now be defined as Qt slots. - - Removed SIP_BUILD from sip.h. - - The -c, -l, -q and -x flags to configure.py have been removed. - - Added the PythonModuleMakefile class to the build system for installing - pure Python modules. - - Added the create_wrapper() function to the build system for creating - platform dependent executable wrappers for Python scripts. - - Added Configuration.platform to the build system. - -v4.3.2 14th November 2005 - - The sipdistutils.py script has contributed by Giovanni Bajo that enables - SIP extension modules to be built with distutils. - -v4.3.1 10th September 2005 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.3 30th August 2005 - - The major number of the internal API has changed so it will be necessary - to regenerate all modules. - - C structures can now have constructors and a destructor defined so that - they can be made to behave more Pythonically. - - %TypeHeaderCode can now be used in namespaces. - - Added sip.SIP_VERSION_STR. - - Added support for Python's cyclic garbage collector, %GCTraverseCode and - %GCClearCode. - - Deprecated sipTransfer() and sip.transfer(). - - Added sipTransferTo, sipTransferBack(), sip.transferto() and - sip.transferback(). - - Added support for sipCppRet in %ConvertSubClassCode. - - Added support for %GetCode and %SetCode for instance variables and - structure members. - - Added support for %Exception and %RaiseCode. - - Added support for __pos__ and __abs__. - - sip.voidptr instances can now be created from Python. - - The ascobject() method has been added to sip.voidptr. - - Added the -c flag to configure.py to explicitly specify the location of - the qconfig.h file. - -v4.2.1 6th March 2005 - - Restored the pre-4.2 behaviour of Python exceptions raised in virtual - re-implementations. - - %Timeline can now be used more than once in a module. - -v4.2 19th February 2005 - - The /PyName/ annotation can now be applied to classes, namespaces, - enums, enum members and variables. - - Added the %PreInitialisationCode directive and is subject to version - control. %PostInitialisationCode is now subject to version control. - - Named enums now have distinct types and so can be differentiated from - integers in function signatures. - - The handling of Qt signals has changed so that "foreign" signals (ie. - those raised by ActiveX controls) can be handled. - - The voidptr, wrapper and wrappertype types are now exposed in the sip - module. - - Virtual and abstract operators are now supported. - - The __call__ slot no longer requires %MethodCode. - - Any Python exceptions raised in virtual re-implementations are now - detected when they occur. - - sip.cast() can now cast downwards as well as upwards. - - Added sip.SIP_VERSION. - - The -k flag to configure.py can now be used to build modules as builtins - to custom interpreters. - - The build system now strips modules and only exports the module - initialisation function by default (when supported by the platform). - -v4.1.1 24th September 2004 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.1 20th September 2004 - - Added the cast() method to the sip module. - - Added limited support for protected classes. - - Added the /Abstract/ class annotation. - - Added support for typedefs that define pointers to functions. - - The SIP_PYCALLABLE type now supports the /AllowNone/ annotation. - - Added support for MSVC.NET to the build system. - -v4.0.1 6th July 2004 - - A bug fix release. - -v4.0 23rd June 2004 - - The release of SIP v4. |