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authorZachary Ware <zachary.ware@gmail.com>2013-11-30 22:59:33 (GMT)
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Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows docs.
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@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@ 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 |
@@ -569,14 +569,16 @@ releases are built, the source tree contains solutions/project files. View the
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+
| :file:`PC/VS8.0/` | 8.0 | 2005 |
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+
-| :file:`PCbuild/` | 9.0 | 2008 |
+| :file:`PC/VS9.0/` | 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`.