Python V1.5.2-V005 source kit
							Released on 24-AUG-1999

This is a full source kit. It can be used for a new installation or
(hopefully) to update versions 1.5.2-V001 through 1.5.2-V004.

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Preparation for update from versions 1.5.2-V001 through 1.5.2-V004:
    $ set DEFAULT PYVMS_DISK:[PYTHON.PYTHON-1_5_2.VMS]
    $ purge  CONFIG.C
    $ rename CONFIG.C *.C_
    $ delete [.O_*.VMS]CONFIG.OBJ;*
    $ set DEFAULT PYVMS_DISK:[PYTHON.PYTHON-1_5_2.LIB]
    $ backup  TEMPFILE.PY;1  *.PY$O;* /OWNER=ORIGINAL

Installation:
    $ set DEFAULT PYVMS_DISK:[PYTHON]
    $ UNZIP -e -o PYVMS_INS_TMP:PYVMS1_5_2-V005SRC.ZIP

(The update process has not been tested - if there are problems, then
you are on your own, sorry. Please take a backup of your directory tree
before you start.)

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If you do not have a DEC C compiler available, then check the following
web page if precompiled objects are there:

    http://www.decus.de/~zessin/pyvms/obj.html

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-- changes from version 1.5.2-V004 to 1.5.2-V005

fix bugs in VMSOBJ__ACCESS_NAMES.C, VMS_MAIL.C, VMS_SYS.C from feedback

move doc-strings from VMS_LIB.C to VMS_LIB_*.C + VMS_SYS.C to VMS_SYS_*.C

add vms_sys.set_resource_domain() and module 'vms_rsdmdef'

add vms_lib.get_accnam_by_context()

enhance DCC.COM and CONFIG_INITTAB2MAR.COM to ease integration of
  thirdparty modules (started with 'zlib')

enhance VMS__GETBUILDINFO.C so that the date + time printed is the image
  link date. It is taken from CTL$GL_IMGHDRBF.

add vms_lib.init_date_time_context(), vms_lib.convert_date_string(),
  vms_lib.format_date_time(),         vms_lib.get_date_format(),
  vms_lib.get_maximum_date_length(),  vms_lib.free_date_time_context()
  + module vms_libdtdef

enhance VMSOBJ__ACCESS_NAMES.C
  add some simple sequence methods - see documentation

modules vms_lbr + vms_mail are disabled in CONFIG.DAT by default.
  Both are not well debugged and omitting them saves some image-activations.
  If you wish to work with them - just remove the comment signs and
    rebuild according to the instructions at the beginning of the file,
    then re-link the interpreter.

add vms_lib.format_sogw_prot(), vms_lib.parse_access_code(),
  vms_lib.parse_sogw_prot()
  + object 'vmsobj__ownership_names'

change filespec and open-file handling for OpenVMS in [.LIB]TEMPFILE.PY

make [.DEMO]THREAD1.PY to work again on OpenVMS VAX V6.1 -
  also see notes in the installation manual ('thread support') regarding
  OpenVMS V7.x !
