[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/PCbuild readme.txt,1.33,1.34

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	readme.txt 
Log Message:
Explain what's probably a problem unique to Win9x in building _ssl.


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      installation, then invokes a simple makefile to build the final .pyd.
  
+     Win9x users:  see "Win9x note" below.
+ 
      build_ssl.py attempts to catch the most common errors (such as not
      being able to find OpenSSL sources, or not being able to find a Perl
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      build_ssl.py/MSVC isn't clever enough to clean OpenSSL - you must do
      this by hand.
+ 
+     Win9x note:  If, near the start of the build process, you see
+     something like
+ 
+         C:\Code\openssl-0.9.6g>set OPTS=no-asm
+         Out of environment space
+ 
+     then you're in trouble, and will probable also see these errors near
+     the end of the process:
+ 
+         NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make
+             'crypto\md5\asm\m5_win32.asm'
+         Stop.
+         NMAKE : fatal error U1073: don't know how to make
+             'C:\Code\openssl-0.9.6g/out32/libeay32.lib'
+         Stop.
+ 
+     You need more environment space.  Win9x only has room for 256 bytes
+     by default, and especially after installing ActivePerl (which fiddles
+     the PATH envar), you're likely to run out.  KB Q230205
+ 
+         http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;q230205
+ 
+     explains how to edit CONFIG.SYS to cure this.
+ 
  
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