Mercurial > cpython-lru_cache-weakref
changeset 87663:f4eedd29706b
Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows docs.
| author | Zachary Ware <zachary.ware@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Sat, 30 Nov 2013 17:03:03 -0600 |
| parents | eae4b83108fb (current diff) a239897084bf (diff) |
| children | 5469e1a68dbd |
| files | Doc/using/windows.rst Misc/NEWS |
| diffstat | 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/Doc/using/windows.rst Sat Nov 30 22:46:29 2013 +0000 +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst Sat Nov 30 17:03:03 2013 -0600 @@ -556,27 +556,23 @@ 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/VS7.1/` | 7.1 | 2003 | +| :file:`PC/VS9.0/` | 9.0 | 2008 | +--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ -| :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`.