From 0bc5953e832a69546bb7a4d16b20424d41cbfc86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Ward <gward@python.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 21:06:40 +0000
Subject: Added skeletal "Building Extensions: Tips and Tricks" section.  This
 is where all the FAQs about extension-building will be answered.

---
 Doc/inst/inst.tex | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Doc/inst/inst.tex b/Doc/inst/inst.tex
index d7b8950..6578496 100644
--- a/Doc/inst/inst.tex
+++ b/Doc/inst/inst.tex
@@ -391,6 +391,31 @@ installations in the next section.
              {\longprogramopt{install-data}}
    \end{tableiii}}
 
+
+\section{Building Extensions: Tips and Tricks}
+\label{building-ext}
+
+(This is the section to read for people doing any sort of interesting
+build.  Things to talk about:
+\begin{itemize}
+\item the \file{Setup} file (any platform now, but Unix-biased)
+\item CFLAGS and LDFLAGS (must implement them first!)
+\item using non-MS compilers on Windows (how to convert
+  Python's library, ...)  
+\end{itemize}
+
+
+\subsection{Tweaking compiler/linker flags}
+\label{tweak-flags}
+
+
+\subsection{Using non-Microsoft compilers on Windows}
+\label{non-ms-compilers}
+
+\XXX{One place to look: \url{http://www.cyberus.ca/~g_will/pyExtenDL.shtml}}
+
+
+
 \section{Alternate Installation}
 \label{alt-install}
 
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