[Python-checkins] devguide: Issue #20926: Enhance Quick Start portion of instructions for Windows. Patch

Sun Mar 16 02:41:51 CET 2014

http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/a775fe9e7f86
changeset: 676:a775fe9e7f86
user: Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net>
date: Sun Mar 16 02:41:37 2014 +0100
summary:
 Issue #20926: Enhance Quick Start portion of instructions for Windows. Patch by Kathleen Weaver.
files:
 index.rst | 3 ++-
 setup.rst | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
--- a/index.rst
+++ b/index.rst
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 and :menuselection:`Build --> Build Solution`. Run
 :file:`Tools\\buildbot\\external.bat` or
 :file:`Tools\\buildbot\\external-amd64.bat` to download and compile 3rd
- party libraries.
+ party libraries. Note: Visual Studio may throw errors, but Python will
+ be built.
 
 3. :doc:`Run the tests <runtests>`::
 
diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst
--- a/setup.rst
+++ b/setup.rst
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@
 Windows
 '''''''
 
+The readme included in the solution has more details, especially on the 
+software needed to resolve the below mentioned build errors.
+
 **Python 3.3** and later use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. You can
 download Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express `from Microsoft's site
 <https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads#d-2010-express>`_.
-- 
Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/devguide
