Dummy-merge 3.1 branch into 3.2 branch.

14 files changed, 248 insertions, 106 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 6f55f016a2..49b6d517f6 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ __revision__ = "$Id$"
 # Updated automatically by the Python release process.
 #
 #--start constants--
-__version__ = "3.1.3"
+__version__ = "3.2"
 #--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
index 8a458d8536..b11957a7dc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright (C) 2005, 2006 Martin von Löwis
 # Licensed to PSF under a Contributor Agreement.
 # The bdist_wininst command proper
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index 502b39a82f..fb31648951 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -754,9 +754,9 @@ class build_ext(Command):
         else:
             from distutils import sysconfig
             if sysconfig.get_config_var('Py_ENABLE_SHARED'):
-                template = "python%d.%d"
-                pythonlib = (template %
-                             (sys.hexversion >> 24, (sys.hexversion >> 16) & 0xff))
+                pythonlib = 'python{}.{}{}'.format(
+                    sys.hexversion >> 24, (sys.hexversion >> 16) & 0xff,
+                    sys.abiflags)
                 return ext.libraries + [pythonlib]
             else:
                 return ext.libraries
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
index 2a905d92f8..bdc3a09b22 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
     'unix_prefix': {
         'purelib': '$base/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
         'platlib': '$platbase/lib/python$py_version_short/site-packages',
-        'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short/$dist_name',
+        'headers': '$base/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$base/bin',
         'data'   : '$base',
         },
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ INSTALL_SCHEMES = {
         'data'   : '$base',
         },
     'nt': WINDOWS_SCHEME,
-    'mac': {
-        'purelib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
-        'platlib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
-        'headers': '$base/Include/$dist_name',
-        'scripts': '$base/Scripts',
-        'data'   : '$base',
-        },
-
     'os2': {
         'purelib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
         'platlib': '$base/Lib/site-packages',
@@ -90,15 +82,8 @@ if HAS_USER_SITE:
     INSTALL_SCHEMES['unix_user'] = {
         'purelib': '$usersite',
         'platlib': '$usersite',
-        'headers': '$userbase/include/python$py_version_short/$dist_name',
-        'scripts': '$userbase/bin',
-        'data'   : '$userbase',
-        }
-
-    INSTALL_SCHEMES['mac_user'] = {
-        'purelib': '$usersite',
-        'platlib': '$usersite',
-        'headers': '$userbase/$py_version_short/include/$dist_name',
+        'headers':
+            '$userbase/include/python$py_version_short$abiflags/$dist_name',
         'scripts': '$userbase/bin',
         'data'   : '$userbase',
         }
@@ -328,6 +313,11 @@ class install(Command):
 
         py_version = sys.version.split()[0]
         (prefix, exec_prefix) = get_config_vars('prefix', 'exec_prefix')
+        try:
+            abiflags = sys.abiflags
+        except AttributeError:
+            # sys.abiflags may not be defined on all platforms.
+            abiflags = ''
         self.config_vars = {'dist_name': self.distribution.get_name(),
                             'dist_version': self.distribution.get_version(),
                             'dist_fullname': self.distribution.get_fullname(),
@@ -338,6 +328,7 @@ class install(Command):
                             'prefix': prefix,
                             'sys_exec_prefix': exec_prefix,
                             'exec_prefix': exec_prefix,
+                            'abiflags': abiflags,
                            }
 
         if HAS_USER_SITE:
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
index c36e7128d0..e1eb932926 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py
@@ -130,15 +130,6 @@ def copy_file(src, dst, preserve_mode=1, preserve_times=1, update=0,
     if dry_run:
         return (dst, 1)
 
-    # On Mac OS, use the native file copy routine
-    if os.name == 'mac':
-        import macostools
-        try:
-            macostools.copy(src, dst, 0, preserve_times)
-        except os.error as exc:
-            raise DistutilsFileError(
-                  "could not copy '%s' to '%s': %s" % (src, dst, exc.args[-1]))
-
     # If linking (hard or symbolic), use the appropriate system call
     # (Unix only, of course, but that's the caller's responsibility)
     elif link == 'hard':
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
index 9842d26c47..897b7d63d6 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Email:        <fdrake@acm.org>
 
 __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
-import io
 import os
 import re
 import sys
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ EXEC_PREFIX = os.path.normpath(sys.exec_prefix)
 # Path to the base directory of the project. On Windows the binary may
 # live in project/PCBuild9.  If we're dealing with an x64 Windows build,
 # it'll live in project/PCbuild/amd64.
-project_base = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.executable))
+project_base = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.executable))
 if os.name == "nt" and "pcbuild" in project_base[-8:].lower():
     project_base = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(project_base, os.path.pardir))
 # PC/VS7.1
@@ -49,6 +48,18 @@ def _python_build():
     return False
 python_build = _python_build()
 
+# Calculate the build qualifier flags if they are defined.  Adding the flags
+# to the include and lib directories only makes sense for an installation, not
+# an in-source build.
+build_flags = ''
+try:
+    if not python_build:
+        build_flags = sys.abiflags
+except AttributeError:
+    # It's not a configure-based build, so the sys module doesn't have
+    # this attribute, which is fine.
+    pass
+
 def get_python_version():
     """Return a string containing the major and minor Python version,
     leaving off the patchlevel.  Sample return values could be '1.5'
@@ -77,20 +88,16 @@ def get_python_inc(plat_specific=0, prefix=None):
             # the build directory may not be the source directory, we
             # must use "srcdir" from the makefile to find the "Include"
             # directory.
-            base = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.executable))
+            base = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.executable))
             if plat_specific:
                 return base
             else:
                 incdir = os.path.join(get_config_var('srcdir'), 'Include')
                 return os.path.normpath(incdir)
-        return os.path.join(prefix, "include", "python" + get_python_version())
+        python_dir = 'python' + get_python_version() + build_flags
+        return os.path.join(prefix, "include", python_dir)
     elif os.name == "nt":
         return os.path.join(prefix, "include")
-    elif os.name == "mac":
-        if plat_specific:
-            return os.path.join(prefix, "Mac", "Include")
-        else:
-            return os.path.join(prefix, "Include")
     elif os.name == "os2":
         return os.path.join(prefix, "Include")
     else:
@@ -131,17 +138,6 @@ def get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=0, prefix=None):
                 return prefix
             else:
                 return os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "site-packages")
-    elif os.name == "mac":
-        if plat_specific:
-            if standard_lib:
-                return os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "lib-dynload")
-            else:
-                return os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "site-packages")
-        else:
-            if standard_lib:
-                return os.path.join(prefix, "Lib")
-            else:
-                return os.path.join(prefix, "Lib", "site-packages")
     elif os.name == "os2":
         if standard_lib:
             return os.path.join(prefix, "Lib")
@@ -223,10 +219,10 @@ def get_config_h_filename():
 def get_makefile_filename():
     """Return full pathname of installed Makefile from the Python build."""
     if python_build:
-        return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.executable)),
-                            "Makefile")
+        return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), "Makefile")
     lib_dir = get_python_lib(plat_specific=1, standard_lib=1)
-    return os.path.join(lib_dir, "config", "Makefile")
+    config_file = 'config-{}{}'.format(get_python_version(), build_flags)
+    return os.path.join(lib_dir, config_file, 'Makefile')
 
 
 def parse_config_h(fp, g=None):
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ def parse_makefile(fn, g=None):
     used instead of a new dictionary.
     """
     from distutils.text_file import TextFile
-    fp = TextFile(fn, strip_comments=1, skip_blanks=1, join_lines=1)
+    fp = TextFile(fn, strip_comments=1, skip_blanks=1, join_lines=1, errors="surrogateescape")
 
     if g is None:
         g = {}
@@ -301,6 +297,12 @@ def parse_makefile(fn, g=None):
                 else:
                     done[n] = v
 
+    # Variables with a 'PY_' prefix in the makefile. These need to
+    # be made available without that prefix through sysconfig.
+    # Special care is needed to ensure that variable expansion works, even
+    # if the expansion uses the name without a prefix.
+    renamed_variables = ('CFLAGS', 'LDFLAGS', 'CPPFLAGS')
+
     # do variable interpolation here
     while notdone:
         for name in list(notdone):
@@ -317,6 +319,16 @@ def parse_makefile(fn, g=None):
                 elif n in os.environ:
                     # do it like make: fall back to environment
                     item = os.environ[n]
+
+                elif n in renamed_variables:
+                    if name.startswith('PY_') and name[3:] in renamed_variables:
+                        item = ""
+
+                    elif 'PY_' + n in notdone:
+                        found = False
+
+                    else:
+                        item = str(done['PY_' + n])
                 else:
                     done[n] = item = ""
                 if found:
@@ -331,12 +343,24 @@ def parse_makefile(fn, g=None):
                         else:
                             done[name] = value
                         del notdone[name]
+
+                        if name.startswith('PY_') \
+                            and name[3:] in renamed_variables:
+
+                            name = name[3:]
+                            if name not in done:
+                                done[name] = value
             else:
                 # bogus variable reference; just drop it since we can't deal
                 del notdone[name]
 
     fp.close()
 
+    # strip spurious spaces
+    for k, v in done.items():
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            done[k] = v.strip()
+
     # save the results in the global dictionary
     g.update(done)
     return g
@@ -386,7 +410,8 @@ def _init_posix():
     # load the installed pyconfig.h:
     try:
         filename = get_config_h_filename()
-        parse_config_h(io.open(filename), g)
+        with open(filename) as file:
+            parse_config_h(file, g)
     except IOError as msg:
         my_msg = "invalid Python installation: unable to open %s" % filename
         if hasattr(msg, "strerror"):
@@ -443,34 +468,8 @@ def _init_nt():
     g['SO'] = '.pyd'
     g['EXE'] = ".exe"
     g['VERSION'] = get_python_version().replace(".", "")
-    g['BINDIR'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(sys.executable))
-
-    global _config_vars
-    _config_vars = g
-
-
-def _init_mac():
-    """Initialize the module as appropriate for Macintosh systems"""
-    g = {}
-    # set basic install directories
-    g['LIBDEST'] = get_python_lib(plat_specific=0, standard_lib=1)
-    g['BINLIBDEST'] = get_python_lib(plat_specific=1, standard_lib=1)
-
-    # XXX hmmm.. a normal install puts include files here
-    g['INCLUDEPY'] = get_python_inc(plat_specific=0)
-
-    import MacOS
-    if not hasattr(MacOS, 'runtimemodel'):
-        g['SO'] = '.ppc.slb'
-    else:
-        g['SO'] = '.%s.slb' % MacOS.runtimemodel
-
-    # XXX are these used anywhere?
-    g['install_lib'] = os.path.join(EXEC_PREFIX, "Lib")
-    g['install_platlib'] = os.path.join(EXEC_PREFIX, "Mac", "Lib")
+    g['BINDIR'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.executable))
 
-    # These are used by the extension module build
-    g['srcdir'] = ':'
     global _config_vars
     _config_vars = g
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9308c79d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_bdist_msi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Tests for distutils.command.bdist_msi."""
+import unittest
+import sys
+
+from test.support import run_unittest
+
+from distutils.tests import support
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform=="win32", "These tests are only for win32")
+class BDistMSITestCase(support.TempdirManager,
+                       support.LoggingSilencer,
+                       unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_minimal(self):
+        # minimal test XXX need more tests
+        from distutils.command.bdist_msi import bdist_msi
+        pkg_pth, dist = self.create_dist()
+        cmd = bdist_msi(dist)
+        cmd.ensure_finalized()
+
+def test_suite():
+    return unittest.makeSuite(BDistMSITestCase)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3391f36d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""Tests for distutils.command.build."""
+import unittest
+import os
+import sys
+from test.support import run_unittest
+
+from distutils.command.build import build
+from distutils.tests import support
+from sysconfig import get_platform
+
+class BuildTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
+                    support.LoggingSilencer,
+                    unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_finalize_options(self):
+        pkg_dir, dist = self.create_dist()
+        cmd = build(dist)
+        cmd.finalize_options()
+
+        # if not specified, plat_name gets the current platform
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.plat_name, get_platform())
+
+        # build_purelib is build + lib
+        wanted = os.path.join(cmd.build_base, 'lib')
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.build_purelib, wanted)
+
+        # build_platlib is 'build/lib.platform-x.x[-pydebug]'
+        # examples:
+        #   build/lib.macosx-10.3-i386-2.7
+        plat_spec = '.%s-%s' % (cmd.plat_name, sys.version[0:3])
+        if hasattr(sys, 'gettotalrefcount'):
+            self.assertTrue(cmd.build_platlib.endswith('-pydebug'))
+            plat_spec += '-pydebug'
+        wanted = os.path.join(cmd.build_base, 'lib' + plat_spec)
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.build_platlib, wanted)
+
+        # by default, build_lib = build_purelib
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.build_lib, cmd.build_purelib)
+
+        # build_temp is build/temp.<plat>
+        wanted = os.path.join(cmd.build_base, 'temp' + plat_spec)
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.build_temp, wanted)
+
+        # build_scripts is build/scripts-x.x
+        wanted = os.path.join(cmd.build_base, 'scripts-' +  sys.version[0:3])
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.build_scripts, wanted)
+
+        # executable is os.path.normpath(sys.executable)
+        self.assertEqual(cmd.executable, os.path.normpath(sys.executable))
+
+def test_suite():
+    return unittest.makeSuite(BuildTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
index 11844d66d3..dcba75f703 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import sys
 import os
-import tempfile
 import shutil
 from io import StringIO
 
-from distutils.core import Extension, Distribution
+from distutils.core import Distribution
 from distutils.command.build_ext import build_ext
 from distutils import sysconfig
 from distutils.tests.support import TempdirManager
 from distutils.tests.support import LoggingSilencer
 from distutils.extension import Extension
-from distutils.errors import (UnknownFileError, DistutilsSetupError,
-                              CompileError)
+from distutils.errors import (
+    CompileError, DistutilsSetupError, UnknownFileError)
 
 import unittest
 from test import support
@@ -256,7 +255,8 @@ class BuildExtTestCase(TempdirManager,
         cmd.finalize_options()
 
         #'extensions' option must be a list of Extension instances
-        self.assertRaises(DistutilsSetupError, cmd.check_extensions_list, 'foo')
+        self.assertRaises(DistutilsSetupError,
+                          cmd.check_extensions_list, 'foo')
 
         # each element of 'ext_modules' option must be an
         # Extension instance or 2-tuple
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class BuildExtTestCase(TempdirManager,
     def test_get_outputs(self):
         tmp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
         c_file = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'foo.c')
-        self.write_file(c_file, 'void PyInit_foo(void) {};\n')
+        self.write_file(c_file, 'void PyInit_foo(void) {}\n')
         ext = Extension('foo', [c_file], optional=False)
         dist = Distribution({'name': 'xx',
                              'ext_modules': [ext]})
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ class BuildExtTestCase(TempdirManager,
         finally:
             os.chdir(old_wd)
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(so_file))
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.splitext(so_file)[-1],
-                         sysconfig.get_config_var('SO'))
+        so_ext = sysconfig.get_config_var('SO')
+        self.assertTrue(so_file.endswith(so_ext))
         so_dir = os.path.dirname(so_file)
         self.assertEqual(so_dir, other_tmp_dir)
 
@@ -355,8 +355,7 @@ class BuildExtTestCase(TempdirManager,
         cmd.run()
         so_file = cmd.get_outputs()[0]
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(so_file))
-        self.assertEqual(os.path.splitext(so_file)[-1],
-                         sysconfig.get_config_var('SO'))
+        self.assertTrue(so_file.endswith(so_ext))
         so_dir = os.path.dirname(so_file)
         self.assertEqual(so_dir, cmd.build_lib)
 
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e1c366892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dep_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Tests for distutils.dep_util."""
+import unittest
+import os
+import time
+
+from distutils.dep_util import newer, newer_pairwise, newer_group
+from distutils.errors import DistutilsFileError
+from distutils.tests import support
+from test.support import run_unittest
+
+class DepUtilTestCase(support.TempdirManager, unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_newer(self):
+
+        tmpdir = self.mkdtemp()
+        new_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'new')
+        old_file = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
+        # Raise DistutilsFileError if 'new_file' does not exist.
+        self.assertRaises(DistutilsFileError, newer, new_file, old_file)
+
+        # Return true if 'new_file' exists and is more recently modified than
+        # 'old_file', or if 'new_file' exists and 'old_file' doesn't.
+        self.write_file(new_file)
+        self.assertTrue(newer(new_file, 'I_dont_exist'))
+        self.assertTrue(newer(new_file, old_file))
+
+        # Return false if both exist and 'old_file' is the same age or younger
+        # than 'new_file'.
+        self.assertFalse(newer(old_file, new_file))
+
+    def test_newer_pairwise(self):
+        tmpdir = self.mkdtemp()
+        sources = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'sources')
+        targets = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'targets')
+        os.mkdir(sources)
+        os.mkdir(targets)
+        one = os.path.join(sources, 'one')
+        two = os.path.join(sources, 'two')
+        three = os.path.abspath(__file__)    # I am the old file
+        four = os.path.join(targets, 'four')
+        self.write_file(one)
+        self.write_file(two)
+        self.write_file(four)
+
+        self.assertEqual(newer_pairwise([one, two], [three, four]),
+                         ([one],[three]))
+
+    def test_newer_group(self):
+        tmpdir = self.mkdtemp()
+        sources = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'sources')
+        os.mkdir(sources)
+        one = os.path.join(sources, 'one')
+        two = os.path.join(sources, 'two')
+        three = os.path.join(sources, 'three')
+        old_file = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+
+        # return true if 'old_file' is out-of-date with respect to any file
+        # listed in 'sources'.
+        self.write_file(one)
+        self.write_file(two)
+        self.write_file(three)
+        self.assertTrue(newer_group([one, two, three], old_file))
+        self.assertFalse(newer_group([one, two, old_file], three))
+
+        # missing handling
+        os.remove(one)
+        self.assertRaises(OSError, newer_group, [one, two, old_file], three)
+
+        self.assertFalse(newer_group([one, two, old_file], three,
+                                     missing='ignore'))
+
+        self.assertTrue(newer_group([one, two, old_file], three,
+                                    missing='newer'))
+
+
+def test_suite():
+    return unittest.makeSuite(DepUtilTestCase)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run_unittest(test_suite())
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
index 1624f00e53..a20d6c8ffc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_dist.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf8 -*-
 """Tests for distutils.dist."""
 import os
 import io
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sysconfig.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sysconfig.py
index 41414bb52e..fbe26bf65d 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_sysconfig.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class SysconfigTestCase(support.EnvironGuard,
             fd.close()
         d = sysconfig.parse_makefile(self.makefile)
         self.assertEqual(d, {'CONFIG_ARGS': "'--arg1=optarg1' 'ENV=LIB'",
-                              'OTHER': 'foo'})
+                             'OTHER': 'foo'})
 
     def test_parse_makefile_literal_dollar(self):
         self.makefile = TESTFN
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ class SysconfigTestCase(support.EnvironGuard,
                              'OTHER': 'foo'})
 
 
+    def test_sysconfig_module(self):
+        import sysconfig as global_sysconfig
+        self.assertEqual(global_sysconfig.get_config_var('CFLAGS'), sysconfig.get_config_var('CFLAGS'))
+        self.assertEqual(global_sysconfig.get_config_var('LDFLAGS'), sysconfig.get_config_var('LDFLAGS'))
+        self.assertEqual(global_sysconfig.get_config_var('LDSHARED'),sysconfig.get_config_var('LDSHARED'))
+        self.assertEqual(global_sysconfig.get_config_var('CC'), sysconfig.get_config_var('CC'))
+
+
+
 def test_suite():
     suite = unittest.TestSuite()
     suite.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(SysconfigTestCase))
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
index 97459fbf73..454725c626 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class TextFile:
          collapse_join [default: false]
            strip leading whitespace from lines that are joined to their
            predecessor; only matters if (join_lines and not lstrip_ws)
+         errors [default: 'strict']
+           error handler used to decode the file content
 
        Note that since 'rstrip_ws' can strip the trailing newline, the
        semantics of 'readline()' must differ from those of the builtin file
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ class TextFile:
                         'rstrip_ws':      1,
                         'join_lines':     0,
                         'collapse_join':  0,
+                        'errors':         'strict',
                       }
 
     def __init__(self, filename=None, file=None, **options):
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ class TextFile:
         """Open a new file named 'filename'.  This overrides both the
            'filename' and 'file' arguments to the constructor."""
         self.filename = filename
-        self.file = io.open(self.filename, 'r')
+        self.file = io.open(self.filename, 'r', errors=self.errors)
         self.current_line = 0
 
     def close(self):
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index 3081245b62..ce3cd6ca33 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -235,15 +235,6 @@ def change_root (new_root, pathname):
             path = path[1:]
         return os.path.join(new_root, path)
 
-    elif os.name == 'mac':
-        if not os.path.isabs(pathname):
-            return os.path.join(new_root, pathname)
-        else:
-            # Chop off volume name from start of path
-            elements = pathname.split(":", 1)
-            pathname = ":" + elements[1]
-            return os.path.join(new_root, pathname)
-
     else:
         raise DistutilsPlatformError("nothing known about platform '%s'" % os.name)