Merge v1.8.1.

This brings in the '%PYTHON%' revert, and restores
the correct NODE_MODULE_VERSION.

PR-URL: #1482
Reviewed-By: Jeremiah Senkpiel <fishrock123@rocketmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 # io.js ChangeLog
 
-## 2015-04-17, Version 1.8.0, @chrisdickinson
+## 2015-04-20, Version 1.8.1, @chrisdickinson
 
 ### Notable changes
 
+* **NOTICE**: Skipped v1.8.0 due to problems with release tooling.
+  See [#1436](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/issues/1436) for details.
 * **build**: Support for building io.js as a static library (Marat Abdullin) [#1341](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1341)
 * **deps**: Upgrade openssl to 1.0.2a (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#1389](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1389)
+  * Users should see performance improvements when using the crypto API.
+  See [here](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/wiki/Crypto-Performance-Notes-for-OpenSSL-1.0.2a-on-iojs-v1.8.0)
+  for details.
 * **npm**: Upgrade npm to 2.8.3. See the [release notes](https://github.com/npm/npm/releases/tag/v2.8.3) for details. Includes improved git support. Summary:
   * [`387f889`](https://github.com/npm/npm/commit/387f889c0e8fb617d9cc9a42ed0a3ec49424ab5d)
   [#7961](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/7961) Ensure that hosted git SSH
@@ -49,14 +54,16 @@ will be removed at a later point. (Roman Reiss) [#1363](https://github.com/iojs/
 
 ### Commits
 
+* [[`53ed89d927`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/53ed89d927)] - ***Revert*** "**build**: use %PYTHON% instead of python" (Rod Vagg) [#1475](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1475)
+* [[`2b744b0ab7`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/2b744b0ab7)] - **src**: revert NODE_MODULE_VERSION to 43 (Chris Dickinson) [#1460](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1460)
 * [[`431673ebd1`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/431673ebd1)] - **buffer**: fast-case for empty string in byteLength (Jackson Tian) [#1441](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1441)
 * [[`1b22bad35f`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/1b22bad35f)] - **build**: fix logic for shared library flags (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#1454](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1454)
 * [[`91943a99d5`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/91943a99d5)] - **build**: use %PYTHON% instead of python (Rod Vagg) [#1444](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1444)
 * [[`c7769d417b`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/c7769d417b)] - **build**: Expose xz compression level (Johan Bergström) [#1428](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1428)
 * [[`a530b2baf1`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/a530b2baf1)] - **build**: fix error message in configure (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#1389](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1389)
 * [[`92dfb794f9`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/92dfb794f9)] - **build**: enable ssl support on arm64 (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#1389](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1389)
 * [[`7de0dcde83`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/7de0dcde83)] - **deps**: make node-gyp work with io.js (cjihrig) [#990](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/990)
-* [[`4870213f9e`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/4870213f9e)] - **deps**: upgrade npm to 2.8.3 (Forrest L Norvell) 
+* [[`4870213f9e`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/4870213f9e)] - **deps**: upgrade npm to 2.8.3 (Forrest L Norvell)
 * [[`49bb7ded2c`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/49bb7ded2c)] - **deps**: fix git case sensitivity issue in npm (Chris Dickinson) [#1456](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1456)
 * [[`4830b4bce8`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/4830b4bce8)] - **deps**: add docs to upgrade openssl (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#1389](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1389)
 * [[`11bec72c87`](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/commit/11bec72c87)] - **deps**: update asm files for openssl-1.0.2a (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#1389](https://github.com/iojs/io.js/pull/1389)

src/node_version.h

@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
  * an API is broken in the C++ side, including in v8 or
  * other dependencies.
  */
-#define NODE_MODULE_VERSION 44  /* io.js v1.1.0 */
+#define NODE_MODULE_VERSION 43  /* io.js v1.1.0 */
 
 #endif  /* SRC_NODE_VERSION_H_ */

vcbuild.bat

@@ -89,12 +89,10 @@ if defined noprojgen goto msbuild
 
 if defined NIGHTLY set TAG=nightly-%NIGHTLY%
 
-if not defined PYTHON set PYTHON=python
-
 @rem Generate the VS project.
 SETLOCAL
   if defined VS100COMNTOOLS call "%VS100COMNTOOLS%\VCVarsQueryRegistry.bat"
-  "%PYTHON%" configure %download_arg% %i18n_arg% %debug_arg% %snapshot_arg% %noetw_arg% %noperfctr_arg% --dest-cpu=%target_arch% --tag=%TAG%
+  python configure %download_arg% %i18n_arg% %debug_arg% %snapshot_arg% %noetw_arg% %noperfctr_arg% --dest-cpu=%target_arch% --tag=%TAG%
   if errorlevel 1 goto create-msvs-files-failed
   if not exist node.sln goto create-msvs-files-failed
   echo Project files generated.
@@ -176,14 +174,14 @@ if "%config%"=="Release" set test_args=--mode=release %test_args%
 echo running 'cctest'
 "%config%\cctest"
 echo running 'python tools/test.py %test_args%'
-"%PYTHON%" tools/test.py %test_args%
+python tools/test.py %test_args%
 goto jslint
 
 :jslint
 if not defined jslint goto exit
 echo running jslint
 set PYTHONPATH=tools/closure_linter/;tools/gflags/
-"%PYTHON%" tools/closure_linter/closure_linter/gjslint.py --unix_mode --strict --nojsdoc -r lib/ -r src/ --exclude_files lib/punycode.js
+python tools/closure_linter/closure_linter/gjslint.py --unix_mode --strict --nojsdoc -r lib/ -r src/ --exclude_files lib/punycode.js
 goto exit
 
 :create-msvs-files-failed
@@ -208,6 +206,6 @@ rem ***************
 
 :getnodeversion
 set NODE_VERSION=
-for /F "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%PYTHON%" "%~dp0tools\getnodeversion.py"`) do set NODE_VERSION=%%i
+for /F "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`python "%~dp0tools\getnodeversion.py"`) do set NODE_VERSION=%%i
 if not defined NODE_VERSION echo Cannot determine current version of io.js & exit /b 1
 goto :EOF