[Python-Dev] More detailed build instructions for Windows
"Martin v. Löwis"
martin at v.loewis.de
Sat Jul 3 09:00:37 CEST 2010
> 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
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