Add a note that this file should be kept compatible with Python 1.5.2,

per PEP 291 (although there are currently string methods used).

This patch makes it compatible with 2.2, at least, by detecting
universal newline support.

diff --git a/Tools/freeze/modulefinder.py b/Tools/freeze/modulefinder.py
index 5886e7be21b8e81b8a499572a198c85b779c2b3d..48f2eca1e56145c12f67161fec8e8ffead79ef6a 100644 (file)
--- a/Tools/freeze/modulefinder.py
+++ b/Tools/freeze/modulefinder.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Find modules used by a script, using introspection."""
 
+# This module should be kept compatible with Python 1.5.2, see PEP 291.
+
 import dis
 import imp
 import marshal
@@ -127,14 +129,20 @@ class ModuleFinder:
 
     def run_script(self, pathname):
         self.msg(2, "run_script", pathname)
-        fp = open(pathname, "U")
+        if hasattr(sys.stdout, "newlines"): # detect universal newline support
+            fp = open(pathname, "U")
+        else:
+            fp = open(pathname, "r")
         stuff = ("", "r", imp.PY_SOURCE)
         self.load_module('__main__', fp, pathname, stuff)
 
     def load_file(self, pathname):
         dir, name = os.path.split(pathname)
         name, ext = os.path.splitext(name)
-        fp = open(pathname, "U")
+        if hasattr(sys.stdout, "newlines"):
+            fp = open(pathname, "U")
+        else:
+            fp = open(pathname, "r")
         stuff = (ext, "r", imp.PY_SOURCE)
         self.load_module(name, fp, pathname, stuff)