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Windows build instructions out-dated/unclear for 2.7 branch #90

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yan12125 opened this issue Dec 31, 2016 · 2 comments
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Windows build instructions out-dated/unclear for 2.7 branch #90

yan12125 opened this issue Dec 31, 2016 · 2 comments

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@yan12125 yan12125 commented Dec 31, 2016

Since http://bugs.python.org/issue24508, building 2.7 on Windows is complicated. A typical setup involves Visual Studio 2008 as well as 2010. However, https://github.com/python/devguide/blob/github/setup.rst#windows simply says:

Most Python versions prior to 3.3 use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008.

Maybe picking some important notes from https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/2.7/PCbuild/readme.txt
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@brettcannon brettcannon commented Jan 1, 2017

I would also be fine with simplifying the docs to just point people towards the readme.
zware added a commit to zware/devguide that referenced this issue Jan 2, 2017
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Simplify Windows building instructions
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Redirect to the checked-in readme.txt for full details.

Fixes python#90.
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Simplify Windows building instructions (#92)
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Redirect to the checked-in readme.txt for full details.

Fixes #90.
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@yan12125 yan12125 commented Jan 3, 2017

Thanks @zware! Things are much clearer now!
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