[Python-Dev] More detailed build instructions for Windows

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> I'm trying to test out a patch to add a timeout in subprocess.py on
> Windows, so I need to build Python with Visual Studio.  The docs say
> the files in PCBuild/ work with VC 9 and newer.

Which docs did you look at specifically that said "and newer"? That
would be a bug.

> I downloaded Visual
> C++ 2010 Express, and it needs to convert the .vcproj files into
> .vcxproj files, but it fails.

Please take a look at PCbuild/readme.txt. It tells you to install
one of the Visual Studio 2008 editions.

Regards,
Martin