From: Michael Hudson <mwh@python.org> To: lwn@lwn.net Subject: RELEASED: Python 2.2.1c1 (fwd) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:46:33 +0000 (GMT) We've released a release candidate for the next bugfix release of Python, 2.2.1. Get the scoop (and the files) here: http://www.python.org/2.2.1/ In order to make 2.2.1 a solid release, please help by + Building the release, and running the test suite on your platform. + Building your extension modules and applications against this release, and running *their* test suites. + Reporting any problems to the bug tracker at sf: http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=5470 This being a bugfix release, there are no exciting new features -- we just fixed a lot of bugs. For a moderately complete list, please see: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=80208 Depending on how many problems are found in this release, 2.2.1 final or a second release candidate will follow next week. Extra note for keenies: One of the bugs addressed in this release relates to the behaviour of floating point numbers with respect to under- and over-flow. This has traditionally been an obscure platform-dependent mess. To make sure that this is still the case, I would ask those of you with access to the more unusual platforms (i.e. not Linux/x86, Win32/x86) to run test_math in verbose mode and *email me* the results, including details of platform and OS tested. Thanks. Cheers, The Python development team.