From: Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 23:10:45 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Added a note about getting rid of macfs usage (MacPython).
X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~1982
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c929636bc276d3908e2e21ec2b9d4b7f8fafce00;p=python

Added a note about getting rid of macfs usage (MacPython).
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 97da8e3b51..359fe457af 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ Mac
 
 - There are new dialogs EasyDialogs.AskFileForOpen, AskFileForSave
   and AskFolder. The old macfs.StandardGetFile and friends are deprecated.
+  
+- Most of the standard library now uses pathnames or FSRefs in preference
+  of FSSpecs, and use the underlying Carbon.File and Carbon.Folder modules
+  in stead of macfs. macfs will probably be deprecated in the future.
 
 - Type Carbon.File.FSCatalogInfo and supporting methods have been implemented.
   This also makes macfs.FSSpec.SetDates() work again.