To build on windows, the manual editing of the python_nt.rc file to

change the version number is no longer required.

Instead, a make_versioninfo.exe is compiled, which spits out an
include file for python_nt.rc.

Will backport to 2.3

PC/.cvsignore

+pythonnt_rc.h
+pythonnt_rc_d.h

PC/make_versioninfo.c

+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "patchlevel.h"
+/*
+ * This program prints out an include file containing fields required to build
+ * the version info resource of pythonxx.dll because the resource compiler
+ * cannot do the arithmetic.
+ */
+/*
+ * FIELD3 is the third field of the version number.
+ * This is what we'd like FIELD3 to be:
+ *
+ * #define FIELD3 (PY_MICRO_VERSION*1000 + PY_RELEASE_LEVEL*10 + PY_RELEASE_SERIAL)
+ *
+ * but that neither gives an error nor comes anywhere close to working.
+ *
+ * For 2.4a0,
+ * PY_MICRO_VERSION = 0
+ * PY_RELEASE_LEVEL = 'alpha' = 0xa
+ * PY_RELEASE_SERIAL = 0
+ *
+ * gives FIELD3 = 0*1000 + 10*10 + 0 = 100
+ */
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	printf("/* This file created by make_versioninfo.exe */\n");
+	printf("#define FIELD3 %d\n",
+		PY_MICRO_VERSION*1000 + PY_RELEASE_LEVEL*10 + PY_RELEASE_SERIAL);
+	printf("#define MS_DLL_ID \"%d.%d\"\n",
+	       PY_MAJOR_VERSION, PY_MINOR_VERSION);
+	printf("#define PYTHON_DLL_NAME \"python%d%d.dll\"\n",
+	       PY_MAJOR_VERSION, PY_MINOR_VERSION);
+	return 0;
+}

PC/python_nt.rc

@@ -6,42 +6,12 @@
 #define MS_WINDOWS
 #include "modsupport.h"
 #include "patchlevel.h"
-
-/* Across releases, change:
- *    MS_DLL_ID if the minor version number changes.
- *    PYTHON_DLL_NAME ditto.
- * MS_DLL_ID must match PY_VERSION in the Windows install script.
- */
-#define MS_DLL_ID "2.4"
-
-#ifndef PYTHON_DLL_NAME
-#define PYTHON_DLL_NAME "python24.dll"
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+#   include "pythonnt_rc_d.h"
+#else
+#   include "pythonnt_rc.h"
 #endif
 
-/* Nothing below this should need to be changed except for copyright
- * notices, company name, and FIELD3.  Unfortunately, all attempts
- * to get the resource compiler to do arithmetic in macros have
- * failed miserably -- it gives syntax errors, ignores operators,
- * or does stuff that's simply bizarre.
- */
-
-
-/* This is what we'd like FIELD3 to be:
- *
- * #define FIELD3 (PY_MICRO_VERSION*1000 + PY_RELEASE_LEVEL*10 + PY_RELEASE_SERIAL)
- *
- * but that neither gives an error nor comes anywhere close to working.  The
- * following comment and #define are output from PCbuild\field3.py:
- *
- * For 2.4a0,
- * PY_MICRO_VERSION = 0
- * PY_RELEASE_LEVEL = 'alpha' = 0xa
- * PY_RELEASE_SERIAL = 0
- *
- * and 0*1000 + 10*10 + 0 = 100
- */
-#define FIELD3 100
-
 /* e.g., 2.1a2
  * PY_VERSION comes from patchevel.h
  */

PCbuild/make_versioninfo.dsp

+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="make_versioninfo" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+# TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Console Application" 0x0103
+
+CFG=make_versioninfo - Win32 Release
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "make_versioninfo.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "make_versioninfo.mak" CFG="make_versioninfo - Win32 Release"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "make_versioninfo - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE "make_versioninfo - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE 
+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
+# PROP Scc_ProjName "make_versioninfo"
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ".."
+CPP=cl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "make_versioninfo - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "."
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "x86-temp-release\make_versioninfo"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GX /Zi /O2 /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /d "NDEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib /nologo /base:"0x1d000000" /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+# Begin Custom Build
+InputPath=.\make_versioninfo.exe
+SOURCE="$(InputPath)"
+
+"..\PC\pythonnt_rc.h" : $(SOURCE) "$(INTDIR)" "$(OUTDIR)"
+	.\make_versioninfo.exe >..\PC\pythonnt_rc.h
+
+# End Custom Build
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "make_versioninfo - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP Output_Dir "."
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "x86-temp-debug\make_versioninfo"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /I "..\Include" /I "..\PC" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /FR /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x409 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x409 /i "..\Include" /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib /nologo /base:"0x1d000000" /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"./make_versioninfo_d.exe" /pdbtype:sept
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /pdb:none
+# Begin Custom Build
+InputPath=.\make_versioninfo_d.exe
+SOURCE="$(InputPath)"
+
+"..\PC\pythonnt_rc_d.h" : $(SOURCE) "$(INTDIR)" "$(OUTDIR)"
+	.\make_versioninfo_d.exe >..\PC\pythonnt_rc_d.h
+
+# End Custom Build
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# Begin Target
+
+# Name "make_versioninfo - Win32 Release"
+# Name "make_versioninfo - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\PC\make_versioninfo.c
+# End Source File
+# End Target
+# End Project

PCbuild/pcbuild.dsw

@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "make_versioninfo"=.\make_versioninfo.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "mmap"=.\mmap.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>
@@ -227,6 +239,9 @@ Package=<5>
 
 Package=<4>
 {{{
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name make_versioninfo
+    End Project Dependency
 }}}
 
 ###############################################################################