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| author | Zachary Ware <zachary.ware@gmail.com> | 2013-11-30 23:03:03 (GMT) |
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| committer | Zachary Ware <zachary.ware@gmail.com> | 2013-11-30 23:03:03 (GMT) |
| commit | 7c63c85f17ac5cef43d885748cf0b1893a8cd001 (patch) | |
| tree | 860c79b2a1bb0bfbe73850191343fea9c6c517b2 /Doc/using/windows.rst | |
| parent | 8b1e2f351d8f287f80e392be6cd81c3ccf1a18ab (diff) | |
| parent | f8ceb04fcfb2fac63c832639442e69d8902a48b8 (diff) | |
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Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows docs.
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diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index ae25215..4dfe47b 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -556,27 +556,23 @@ If you want to compile CPython yourself, first thing you should do is get the latest release's source or just grab a fresh `checkout <http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup#checking-out-the-code>`_. -For Microsoft Visual C++, which is the compiler with which official Python -releases are built, the source tree contains solutions/project files. View the -:file:`readme.txt` in their respective directories: +The source tree contains a build solution and project files for Microsoft +Visual C++, which is the compiler used to build the official Python releases. +View the :file:`readme.txt` in their respective directories: +--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ | Directory | MSVC version | Visual Studio version | +====================+==============+=======================+ -| :file:`PC/VC6/` | 6.0 | 97 | +| :file:`PC/VS9.0/` | 9.0 | 2008 | +--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ -| :file:`PC/VS7.1/` | 7.1 | 2003 | -+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ -| :file:`PC/VS8.0/` | 8.0 | 2005 | -+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ -| :file:`PCbuild/` | 9.0 | 2008 | +| :file:`PCbuild/` | 10.0 | 2010 | +--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ -Note that not all of these build directories are fully supported. Read the -release notes to see which compiler version the official releases for your -version are built with. +Note that any build directories within the :file:`PC` directory are not +necessarily fully supported. The :file:`PCbuild` directory contains the files +for the compiler used to build the official release. -Check :file:`PC/readme.txt` for general information on the build process. +Check :file:`PCbuild/readme.txt` for general information on the build process. For extension modules, consult :ref:`building-on-windows`. |