On 25.04.2011 22:14, r.david.murray wrote: > http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/48758cd0769b > changeset: 69558:48758cd0769b > branch: 2.7 > parent: 69545:e4fcfb8066ff > user: R David Murray <rdmur...@bitdance.com> > date: Mon Apr 25 16:10:18 2011 -0400 > summary: > #11901: add description of how bitfields are laid out to hexversion docs > > Patch by Sijin Joseph. > > files: > Doc/library/sys.rst | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Misc/ACKS | 1 + > 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > > diff --git a/Doc/library/sys.rst b/Doc/library/sys.rst > --- a/Doc/library/sys.rst > +++ b/Doc/library/sys.rst > @@ -562,6 +562,30 @@ > ``version_info`` value may be used for a more human-friendly encoding of > the > same information. > > + The ``hexversion`` is a 32-bit number with the following layout
Should have a colon at the end. > + > + > +-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ > + | bits (big endian order) | meaning > | We usually have table headings capitalized. > + > +=========================+================================================+ > + | :const:`1-8` | ``PY_MAJOR_VERSION`` (the ``2`` in > | > + | | ``2.1.0a3``) > | > + > +-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ > + | :const:`9-16` | ``PY_MINOR_VERSION`` (the ``1`` in > | > + | | ``2.1.0a3``) > | > + > +-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ > + | :const:`17-24` | ``PY_MICRO_VERSION`` (the ``0`` in > | > + | | ``2.1.0a3``) > | > + > +-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ > + | :const:`25-28` | ``PY_RELEASE_LEVEL`` (``0xA`` for alpha, > | > + | | ``0xB`` for beta, ``0xC`` for gamma and > | Even though PY_RELEASE_LEVEL_GAMMA is defined, I think this should say "release candidate" instead of "gamma". > + | | ``0xF`` for final) > | > + > +-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ > + | :const:`29-32` | ``PY_RELEASE_SERIAL`` (the ``3`` in > | > + | | ``2.1.0a3``) > | > + > +-------------------------+------------------------------------------------+ ... and zero in final releases. > + thus ``2.1.0a3`` is hexversion ``0x020100a3`` Please capitalize and add a period. Georg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
