[Python-checkins] devguide: Define what pydebug is.

[brett.cannon]

brett.cannon pushed c787028dfeab to devguide:

http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/c787028dfeab
changeset:   17:c787028dfeab
tag:         tip
user:        Brett Cannon <brett at python.org>
date:        Tue Jan 04 12:19:41 2011 -0800
summary:
  Define what pydebug is.

files:
  setup.rst

diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst
--- a/setup.rst
+++ b/setup.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@
 
 CPython provides several compilation flags which help with debugging various
 things. While all of the known flags can be in the ``Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt``
-file, the most critical one is the ``Py_DEBUG`` flag. This flag turns on
+file, the most critical one is the ``Py_DEBUG`` flag which creates what is
+known as a "pydebug" build. This flag turns on
 various extra sanity checks which help catch common issues. You should always
 develop under a pydebug build of CPython (only instance of when you shouldn't
 is if you are taking performance measurements).

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