Commit 2029fe4f authored by Zachary Ware's avatar Zachary Ware

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

parent 5c12a872
...@@ -556,9 +556,9 @@ If you want to compile CPython yourself, first thing you should do is get the ...@@ -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 latest release's source or just grab a fresh `checkout
<http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup#checking-out-the-code>`_. <http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup#checking-out-the-code>`_.
For Microsoft Visual C++, which is the compiler with which official Python The source tree contains a build solution and project files for Microsoft
releases are built, the source tree contains solutions/project files. View the Visual C++, which is the compiler used to build the official Python releases.
:file:`readme.txt` in their respective directories: View the :file:`readme.txt` in their respective directories:
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ +--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+
| Directory | MSVC version | Visual Studio version | | Directory | MSVC version | Visual Studio version |
...@@ -569,14 +569,16 @@ releases are built, the source tree contains solutions/project files. View the ...@@ -569,14 +569,16 @@ releases are built, the source tree contains solutions/project files. View the
+--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+ +--------------------+--------------+-----------------------+
| :file:`PC/VS8.0/` | 8.0 | 2005 | | :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 Note that any build directories within the :file:`PC` directory are not
release notes to see which compiler version the official releases for your necessarily fully supported. The :file:`PCbuild` directory contains the files
version are built with. 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`. For extension modules, consult :ref:`building-on-windows`.
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...@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Tests ...@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ Tests
Documentation Documentation
------------- -------------
- Issue #19845: Updated the Compiling Python on Windows section.
- Issue #19795: Improved markup of True/False constants. - Issue #19795: Improved markup of True/False constants.
- Issue #18326: Clarify that list.sort's arguments are keyword-only. Also, - Issue #18326: Clarify that list.sort's arguments are keyword-only. Also,
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