2011-06-08 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+ py-compile: normalize error and help messages
+ * lib/py-compile: Now error messages do not begin with a capital
+ letter, nor end with a period, as per GNU standards. Prepend the
+ error messages with the name of the script, not with its path.
+ When an invalid usage is recognized, always display the customary
+ message "Try `py-compile --help' ..." on a line of its own.
+ ($me): New variable, containing the name of the
+ program, i.e., `py-compile'. Use it throughout.
+ (usage_error): New function, used to display error messages about
+ invalid usage.
+ * tests/py-compile-usage.test: Extend and tighten accordingly.
+
+2011-06-08 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ python tests: add "unit tests" on py-compile
+ * tests/py-compile-basic.test: New test.
+ * tests/py-compile-basic2.test: New test.
+ * tests/py-compile-basedir.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/py-compile-destdir.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/py-compile-env.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/py-compile-usage.test: Likewise.
+ * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Update.
+ Tested with python 2.0.1, 2.4.6, 2.6.6, 2.7.1, and 3.1.3.
+
+2011-06-08 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
+ py-compile: the '--destdir' option now accepts a blank argument
+ * lib/py-compile (Option parsing): Do not count an empty argument
+ to `--destdir' or `--basedir' as a missing argument.
+ * lib/python.am: Simplify accordingly, passing the `--destdir'
+ option to py-compile unconditionally, even if `$(DESTDIR)' is
+ empty.
+ * NEWS: Update.
+
+2011-06-08 Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
+
python: run the 'py-compile' script with $(SHELL)
* lib/python.am (install-%DIR%PYTHON): Run each instance of
py-compile using $(SHELL). Since we are at it, break overly