From f8ceb04fcfb2fac63c832639442e69d8902a48b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zachary Ware Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 16:59:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows docs. --- Doc/using/windows.rst | 18 ++++++++++-------- Misc/NEWS | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/using/windows.rst b/Doc/using/windows.rst index ae252155baa..3e8b0646945 100644 --- a/Doc/using/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/using/windows.rst @@ -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 `_. -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`. diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index cf4d39b6c77..6e55d6636b5 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Tests Documentation ------------- +- 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,