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-  A new SCons release, 2.0.1, is now available
+  A new SCons checkpoint release, 2.1.0.final.0, is now available
   on the SCons download page:
 
           http://www.scons.org/download.php
 
-  The primary purpose of this release is to remove support for Python
-  versions prior to 2.4 and streamline the SCons code base using more
-  modern python idioms.
-
-  Here is a summary of the changes since 1.3:
+  Here is a summary of the changes since 2.0:
 
   NEW FUNCTIONALITY
 
-  - There should be no new functionality or bug fixes in this checkpoint.
-
-  DEPRECATED FUNCTIONALITY
-
-  - All features or usages deprecated in 1.3 should have been removed.
-    Uses of formerly-deprecated features should get an error.
-
-  - The BuildDir() method and the build_dir option now get warnings.
+    - SCons can now automatically embed manifests in Windows executables
+      and DLLs, by setting WINDOWS_EMBED_MANIFEST in the environment.
 
-  - The SourceCode() function and its associated factory functions have
-    started their deprecation cycle and can have a warning enabled.
+    - SCons now searches for site_scons dirs in several system-wide
+      and per-user locations, in addition to the SConstruct top dir.
+      This should enable much easier use of third-party (non-core)
+      Tools.
 
   CHANGED/ENHANCED EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY
 
-  - Any Command() or env.Command() calls that use the following Action
-    factory functions will have their targets rebuilt when upgrading
-    from any pre-2.0 release:
+    - scons --version now prints the path to the SCons package in use
 
-        Chmod()
-        Copy()
-        Delete()
-        Mkdir()
-        Move()
-        Touch()
+    - List modifications to existing features, where the previous behavior
+      wouldn't actually be considered a bug
 
-    (The rebuild occurs because the underlying Python class that
-    implements these functions has been changed to a new-style Python
-    class, and that changes the Python byte code and therefore the
-    build signature of the functions.)
+    - Add initial support for VS/VC 2010
 
   FIXES
 
-  - MSVC/MSVS/SDK support has been improved. A number of issues with
-    determining the correct version and architecture have been resolved.
-
-  - Fix propagation from environment of VS*COMNTOOLS to resolve issues
-    initializing MSVC/MSVS/SDK issues.
-
-  - Fixed a case-sensitivity problem with Fortran modules.
-
-  - Fix the ability to append to default $*FLAGS values (which are
-    implemented as CLVar instances) in a copied construction environment
-    without affecting the original construction environment's value.
-
-  - Updated the TeX command strings to include a /D on Windows in
-    case the new directory is on a different drive letter.
-
-  - Fixed the LaTeX scanner so dependencies are found in commands that
-    are broken across lines with a comment or have embedded spaces.
+    - Windows resource compiler (RC) scanner now handles DOS line endings
+    - Visual Studio project generation now works when CPPPATH contains Dir nodes
+    - Visual Studio projects are regenerated when CPPPATH or CPPDEFINES change
+      NOTE: this will cause all MSVS projects to be regenerated with this version.
+    - Passing MSVC_BATCH=False works now (treated same as 0)
+    - Long compile lines no longer break MSVC_BATCH mode
+    - RPATH is now in LINKCOM rather than LINKFLAGS, so resetting
+      LINKFLAGS doesn't kill RPATH
+    - Precompiled headers on Windows no longer break when used with
+      variant dirs containing spaces.
+    - Delete can now delete symlinks to directories and broken symlinks
+    - CPPDEFINES containing dictionaries now work better.
+    - A problem with using implicit-cache and removing dependencies on
+      disk is corrected.
+    - A problem with FS Entries which are dirs and have builders
+      is corrected.
+    - A problem with Install() of a dir when the dest dir exists
+      is corrected.
+    - Windows subprocess output should now be more reliable.
+    - The users guide and man page have various fixes.
+    - Appending to default $*FLAGS in a copied environment
+      now works properly.
+    - LaTeX scanner is improved for broken lines or embedded spaces.
+    - Windows UNC paths (\\SERVER\SHARE\dir) now work much better.
 
   IMPROVEMENTS
 
-  - Support for Python versions prior to 2.4 has been removed.  As of
-    this writing, we believe that SCons will still work with Python 2.3,
-    but this is not guaranteed.
-  - Code paths that included special cases for older Python versions have
-    been streamlined.
-  - The code base has been converted to use more modern idioms.  Although
-    we don't have any direct measurements (yet), we believe that SCons
-    startup time should be decreased and the overall code should run faster.
-
-  PACKAGING
-
-  - No changes.
+    - ParseFlags now supports -std=c++0x and related CXXFLAGS
+    - ParseFlags now supports -dylib_file from pkgconfig
+    - New debugging options to print unlink/relinking of variant files
+      (--debug=duplicate) and preparation of targets (--debug=prepare).
+    - SCons can now generate MSVS 9.0 and 10.0 Projects and Solutions.
+    - MSVS Solution generation is improved.
+    - Fortran 03 is supported (preliminary)
+    - .sx files are now treated as assembly sources.
+    - site_scons/site_init.py is now treated as a proper module
+      with __doc__, __file__ and __name__.
+    - TeX command strings now work on Windows when the new dir is
+      on a different drive letter.
+    - DMD version 2 is supported (using the phobos2 library)
+    - New --debug=prepare option shows each target as it's prepared
+      for building; can help when you don't know why a target isn't
+      being built.
 
   DOCUMENTATION
 
-  - The entries for SourceCode() and its associated factory functions now
-    state that the functions are deprecated.
-
-  - Document the AllowSubstExceptions() function in the User's Guide.
-
-
-  DEVELOPMENT
-
-  - Code no longer has to be compatible with Python versions back to 1.5.2.
-    Although code is tested with Python 2.3 and is still believed to work,
-    the official new floor is Python 2.4.
-
-  Thanks to Greg Noel, Steven Knight, Dirk Baechle, William Deegan,
-  W. Trevor King, Joe Zuntz, Bauke Conijn, Matt Hughes, Rob Managan, 
-  and Jim Randall for their contributions to this release.
+    - Added new getting started section
+
+  Thanks to
+  Dirk Baechle,
+  Vincent Beffara,
+  Grzegorz Bizoń,
+  Jean-François Colson,
+  Bauke Conijn,
+  Bill Deegan,
+  Ken Deeter,
+  Luca Falavigna,
+  Alexander Goomenyuk,
+  Justin Gullingsrud,
+  Steven Knight,
+  Arve Knudsen,
+  Jean-Baptiste Lab,
+  Rob Managan,
+  Gary Oberbrunner,
+  Evgeny Podjachev,
+  Sohail Somani,
+  Anatoly Techtonik,
+  Allen Weeks,
+  Russel Winder,
+  Joe Zuntz
+  for their contributions to this release.
 
-Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 The SCons Foundation
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