pkgsrc/x11/py-sip/DESCR
wiz dda2d2ebe4 Import py-sip, successor of py-qt3-sip.
Renamed because there is no dependency on any qt version in it.

Changes since py-qt3-sip (4.3.2):

v4.7.7 8th Aug 2008
  - C++ structs are now properly handled as a class with a default public
    section.
  - sip.dump() now includes the object's first child wrapper.

v4.7.6 20th May 2008
  - Added the -s flag to configure.py to specify the SDK directory to use when
    building universal binaries on MacOS/X.
  - Added support for MSVC 2008 to the build system.
  - Added support for v10.x of the Intel compiler and removed support for
    earlier versions.
  - MSVC 2008 is the default platform when using Python v2.6.

v4.7.5 13th May 2008
  - The sip.voidptr type has an optional size associated with it and supports
    const void *.  If a size is associated then it also supports Python's
    buffer protocol.
  - Added sipConvertToVoidPtr() to the SIP API.
  - Added sipConvertFromConstVoidPtr(), sipConvertFromConstVoidPtrAndSize(),
    sipConvertFromVoidPtr() and sipConvertFromVoidPtrAndSize() to the SIP API.
  - Added the /ResultSize/ argument annotation to specify the size of a block
    of memory returned as a void * or const void *.
  - Added the /NoArgParser/ function annotation to give %MethodCode complete
    responsibility for argument parsing.
  - Added the /NoRelease/ mapped type annotation to specify that the
    sipReleaseMappedType() function is not supported.
  - The /ArraySize/ annotation now supports arrays with more than 2^31
    elements.
  - %GetCode and %SetCode for class attributes now have access to the
    referencing type object.
  - Any object that supports the Python buffer protocol can now be passed as a
    char or char * argument.

v4.7.4 12th February 2008
  - The build system handles the directory structure used by Leopard's Python
    installation.
  - Added support for /Transfer/ as a constructor annotation.

v4.7.3 6th December 2007
  - Added support for automatically generating missing complementary
    comparision operators.  Note that this introduces a potential compatibility
    problem - see the documentation for details.

v4.7.2 5th December 2007
  - Added the /SingleShot/ argument annotation.
  - Added the /TransferThis/ function annotation.

v4.7.1 28th September 2007
  - A bug fix release.

v4.7 30th July 2007
  - Added %PickleCode to allow handwritten code to pickle a wrapped C++
    instance or C structure.
  - Added %CompositeModule to create modules that are composites of ordinary
    modules.
  - Added %ConsolidatedModule (and the -p command line option) to create
    modules that contain all the wrapper code on behalf of ordinary modules.
  - Added the dump() function to the sip module.
  - Added sipTransferBreak() to the SIP API.
  - Added support for /Transfer/ as a function annotation.

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.
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SIP is a tool that makes it very easy to create Python bindings for
C++ libraries. It was originally developed to create PyQt, the Python
bindings for the Qt toolkit, but can be used to create bindings for any
C++ library.