From 3cbb24d34ce03849d3959d7270bfd05900408758 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antoine Pitrou Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:47:34 +0000 Subject: Encourage --with-pydebug rather than individual setting of debug options. --- Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt b/Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt index 25bb6d1..1413cf0 100644 --- a/Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt +++ b/Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ This file describes some special Python build types enabled via compile-time preprocessor defines. -It is best to define these options in the EXTRA_CFLAGS make variable; +IMPORTANT: if you want to build a debug-enabled Python, it is recommended +that you use ``./configure --with-pydebug``, rather than the options listed +here. + +However, if you wish to define some of these options individually, it is best +to define them in the EXTRA_CFLAGS make variable; ``make EXTRA_CFLAGS="-DPy_REF_DEBUG"``. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- cgit v0.12