[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] devguide: It has been pointed out this paragraph was incorrect. One of the Windows devs

Sun Aug 5 17:55:10 CEST 2012

On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 1:48 AM, nick.coghlan <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/f518f23d06d5
> changeset: 539:f518f23d06d5
> summary:
> It has been pointed out this paragraph was incorrect. One of the Windows devs will need to fill in more accurate info
> diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst
> -For Windows systems, all the necessary components should be included in the
> -CPython checkout.

This issue may not provide the information you're looking for, but it
is related:
http://bugs.python.org/issue14873
It has a patch from a few days ago awaiting review.
Incidentally, the UNIX-specific information added in
http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/80358cdac0a6
might be good to link to in the UNIX section here:
"Do take note of what modules were not built as stated at the end of
your build. More than likely you are missing a dependency for the
module(s) that were not built, and so you can install the dependencies
and re-run both configure and make (if available for your OS)."
(from http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html#unix )
Or else move the UNIX-specific information into a subsection of the
UNIX section.
--Chris