1 Index: shedskin_0.8/doc/shedskin.rst 2 =================================================================== 3 --- shedskin_0.8.orig/doc/shedskin.rst 2011-08-28 22:54:42.000000000 +0200 4 +++ shedskin_0.8/doc/shedskin.rst 2011-08-28 22:55:46.000000000 +0200 5 @@ -17,6 +17,22 @@ 6 7 shedskin [OPTION]... FILE 8 9 +DESCRIPTION 10 +=========== 11 + 12 +Shed Skin is an experimental Python-to-C++ compiler designed to speed up the execution of Python programs. It converts programs written in a static subset of Python to C++. The C++ code can be compiled to executable code, which can be run either as a standalone program or as a module imported and called from CPython. 13 + 14 +LIMITATIONS 15 +=========== 16 +(See the documentation for a more detailed overview.) 17 + 18 +1. Variables must be (implicitly) statically typed. Abstract types (as in C++) are supported. 19 +2. Several Python features cannot be used or only partially. For example, nested functions and variable numbers of arguments are not supported. 20 +3. Programs cannot freely use the standard library, only those available in ``lib/``. 21 + 22 +OPTIONS 23 +======= 24 + 25 -a --ann Output annotated source code (.ss.py) 26 27 -b --nobounds Disable bounds checking 28 @@ -39,23 +55,6 @@ 29 30 -w --nowrap Disable wrap-around checking 31 32 -DESCRIPTION 33 -=========== 34 - 35 -Shed Skin is an experimental Python-to-C++ compiler designed to speed up the execution of Python programs. It converts programs written in a static subset of Python to C++. The C++ code can be compiled to executable code, which can be run either as a standalone program or as a module imported and called from CPython. 36 - 37 -LIMITATIONS 38 -=========== 39 -(See the documentation for a more detailed overview.) 40 - 41 -1. Variables must be (implicitly) statically typed. Abstract types (as in C++) are supported. 42 -2. Several Python features cannot be used or only partially. For example, nested functions and variable numbers of arguments are not supported. 43 -3. Programs cannot freely use the standard library, only those available in ``lib/``. 44 - 45 -OPTIONS 46 -======= 47 - 48 - 49 THANKS 50 ====== 51 Google, Bearophile, Hakan Ardo, Brian Blais, Paul Boddie, Fran??ois Boutines, Djamel Cherif, Mark Dewing, James Coughlan, Victor Garcia, Luis M. Gonzales, Karel Heyse, Denis de Leeuw Duarte, Michael Elkins, Enzo Erbano, FFAO, Fahrzim Hemmati, Van Lindberg, David Marek, Douglas McNeil, Andy Miller, Jeff Miller, Danny Milosavljevic, Joaquin Abian Monux, John Nagle, Harri Pasanen, Brent Pedersen, Joris van Rantwijk, Jeremie Roquet, Mike Schrick, SirNotAppearingInThisManPage, Thomas Spura, Dave Tweed, Jaroslaw Tworek, Pavel Vinogradov, Jason Ye, Joris van Zwieten