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@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ this behavior:
-r Rebuild instead of just building
-e Use get_externals.bat to fetch external sources
+Up to 9 MSBuild switches can also be passed, though they must be passed
+after specifying any of the above switches. For example, use:
+
+ build.bat -e -d /m
+
+to do a concurrent debug build with externals fetched as needed. If
+the MSBuild switch requires an equal sign ("="), the entire switch must
+be quoted:
+
+ build.bat -e -d "/p:externalsDir=P:\cpython-externals"
+
+There may also be other situations where quotes are necessary.
+
Legacy support
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