Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows docs.

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Zachary Ware 2013-11-30 16:59:33 -06:00
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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`.

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Documentation
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- Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows section.
- Issue #19795: Improved markup of True/False constants.
- Issue #18326: Clarify that list.sort's arguments are keyword-only. Also,