I merged the faulthandler branch into the default branch. I removed __version__ field: the Python version should be enough. I also fixed an infinite loop raised by test_capi.

test_faulthandler pass on Solaris and OpenIndiana, but it fails on PPC:



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FAIL: test_enable_file (test.test_faulthandler.FaultHandlerTests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 166, in test_enable_file
    filename=filename)
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 84, in check_fatal_error
    self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
AssertionError: Lists differ: ['Fatal Python error: Bus erro... != ['Fatal Python error: Segmenta...

First differing element 0:
Fatal Python error: Bus error
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

- ['Fatal Python error: Bus error',
+ ['Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault',
   '',
   'Traceback (most recent call first):',
   '  File "<string>", line 4 in <module>']

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FAIL: test_enable_threads (test.test_faulthandler.FaultHandlerTests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 176, in test_enable_threads
    all_threads=True)
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 84, in check_fatal_error
    self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
AssertionError: Lists differ: ['Fatal Python error: Bus erro... != ['Fatal Python error: Segmenta...

First differing element 0:
Fatal Python error: Bus error
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

- ['Fatal Python error: Bus error',
+ ['Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault',
   '',
   'Current thread XXX:',
   '  File "<string>", line 3 in <module>']

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FAIL: test_gil_released (test.test_faulthandler.FaultHandlerTests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 154, in test_gil_released
    'Segmentation fault')
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 84, in check_fatal_error
    self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
AssertionError: Lists differ: ['Fatal Python error: Bus erro... != ['Fatal Python error: Segmenta...

First differing element 0:
Fatal Python error: Bus error
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

- ['Fatal Python error: Bus error',
+ ['Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault',
   '',
   'Traceback (most recent call first):',
   '  File "<string>", line 3 in <module>']

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FAIL: test_sigfpe (test.test_faulthandler.FaultHandlerTests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 104, in test_sigfpe
    'Floating point exception')
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 84, in check_fatal_error
    self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
AssertionError: Lists differ: [] != ['Fatal Python error: Floating...

Second list contains 4 additional elements.
First extra element 0:
Fatal Python error: Floating point exception

- []
+ ['Fatal Python error: Floating point exception',
+  '',
+  'Traceback (most recent call first):',
+  '  File "<string>", line 3 in <module>']

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FAIL: test_sigsegv (test.test_faulthandler.FaultHandlerTests)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 93, in test_sigsegv
    'Segmentation fault')
  File "/Users/buildbot/buildarea/custom.parc-leopard-1/build/Lib/test/test_faulthandler.py", line 84, in check_fatal_error
    self.assertEqual(lines, expected)
AssertionError: Lists differ: ['Fatal Python error: Bus erro... != ['Fatal Python error: Segmenta...

First differing element 0:
Fatal Python error: Bus error
Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault

- ['Fatal Python error: Bus error',
+ ['Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault',
   '',
   'Traceback (most recent call first):',
   '  File "<string>", line 3 in <module>']

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