numpy/numpy — pull request #439 by certik (2012-09-12 23:20:20+00:00)
Title: [WIP] backport from master to the 1.7.x release branch

I have backported the patches from master. There is a lot of patches, so I still need to carefully go through them and determine whether we need to apply all of them or only a subset.

I will be *rebasing* this branch, dropping or adding commits until it is polished and ready to merge.

If you see any problems, let me know.