Building on Windows

[Sam Ezeh]

To add to this, my process was

1. Setup the VM
2. Install Git
3. Clone CPython
4. Run `PCbuild\build.bat -d -e`
5. Notice the error, then install visual studio community 2022
6. Re-run `PCbuild\build.bat -d -e` and see the same error

I can't directly copy and paste between the VM and my host desktop but
in this scenario, the error was that single line and I can use paste
sites where necessary.

Kind regards,
Sam Ezeh

On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 at 15:27, Sam Ezeh <sam.z.ezeh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have a Windows virtual machine and I'm following the instructions on
> the devguide [1] to build Python inside it.
>
> When running `PCbuild\build\bat -e -d` I get "Cannot locate
> MSBuild.exe on PATH or as MSBUILD variable". I've done a minimal
> amount of searching [2][3] but I'm not well-acquainted with Windows
> and don't understand the solutions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Kind regards,
> Sam Ezeh
>
> [1]: https://devguide.python.org/compiler/
> [2]: https://bugs.python.org/issue41213
> [3]: https://bugs.python.org/issue33675