From 31ae2077086feb0c3c87690fc27849284f320695 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guido van Rossum Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:47:30 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify PC build instructions (point to PCbuild). --- README | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 3e0c6e91ac8..892a09cd695 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -620,12 +620,13 @@ however this assumes that you only need to add modules.) Building on non-UNIX systems ---------------------------- -Building Python for a PC is now a piece of cake! +For Windows 95/98 or NT, assuming you have MS VC++ 5.0 or 6.0, the +project files are in PCbuild, the workspace is pcbuild.dsw. (The +project files are for VC++ 5.0, but VC++ 6.0 will convert them for +you -- start VC++ and then use Open Workspace.) -Enter the directory "PC" and read the file "readme.txt". Most popular -non-Unix PC platforms and compilers are supported (Unix ports to the -PC such as Linux, FreeBSD or Solaris-x86 of course use the standard -Unix build instructions). +For other non-Unix Windows compilers, in particular Windows 3.1 and +for OS/2, enter the directory "PC" and read the file "readme.txt". For the Mac, a separate source distribution will be made available, for use with the CodeWarrior compiler. If you are interested in Mac