From c8df514d5068f634fcc86bc0472b814f3cee8027 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Natal=20Ng=C3=A9tal?= Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 15:55:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [Documentation] Add a quick guide link to build. Add a link to the documentation from Victor Stinner to build Python on windows. Fixes: #433 --- setup.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst index 2deada13d..f84682e1e 100644 --- a/setup.rst +++ b/setup.rst @@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ still build properly). Windows ------- +For a quick guide to building you can read `this documentation`_ from Victor +Stinner. + **Python 3.6** and later can use Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. You can download and use any of the free or paid versions of `Visual Studio 2017`_. @@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ to build. readme`_ for more details. If you have VS 2008 but not 2010 you can use the build files in the `PC/VS9.0 directory`_, see the `VS9 readme`_ for details. +.. _this documentation: https://cpython-core-tutorial.readthedocs.io/en/latest/build_cpython_windows.html .. _Visual Studio 2017: https://www.visualstudio.com/ .. _readme: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/master/PCbuild/readme.txt .. _PCbuild directory: https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/2.7/PCbuild/