[pypy-commit] pypy default: document 7e7871873b7f for finding visual studio compilers

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Sun Feb 25 13:16:32 EST 2018


Author: Matti Picus <matti.picus at gmail.com>
Branch: 
Changeset: r93885:9cd3ff760593
Date: 2018-02-25 20:15 -0500
http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/9cd3ff760593/

Log:	document 7e7871873b7f for finding visual studio compilers

diff --git a/pypy/doc/cpython_differences.rst b/pypy/doc/cpython_differences.rst
--- a/pypy/doc/cpython_differences.rst
+++ b/pypy/doc/cpython_differences.rst
@@ -554,6 +554,11 @@
   versions of PyPy may have to rename the arguments if CPython starts
   accepting them too.
 
+* PyPy3: `distutils` has been enhanced to allow finding `VsDevCmd.bat` in the
+  directory pointed to by the `VS%0.f0COMNTOOLS` (typically `VS140COMNTOOLS`)
+  environment variable. CPython searches for `vcvarsall.bat` somewhere _above_
+  that value.
+
 .. _`is ignored in PyPy`: http://bugs.python.org/issue14621
 .. _`little point`: http://events.ccc.de/congress/2012/Fahrplan/events/5152.en.html
 .. _`#2072`: https://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/issue/2072/


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