[pypy-commit] pypy default: (brutal_chaos) add instructions about large builds

[fijal]

Author: Maciej Fijalkowski <fijall at gmail.com>
Branch: 
Changeset: r45865:3512ed4d4408
Date: 2011-07-22 10:58 +0200
http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/3512ed4d4408/

Log:	(brutal_chaos) add instructions about large builds

diff --git a/pypy/doc/windows.rst b/pypy/doc/windows.rst
--- a/pypy/doc/windows.rst
+++ b/pypy/doc/windows.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
 modules that relies on third-party libraries.  See below how to get
 and build them.
 
+Preping Windows for the Large Build
+-----------------------------------
+
+Follow http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=9583842&linkID=9240617 to allow Windows up to 3GB for 32bit applications if you are on a 32bit version of windows. If you are using Visual C++ 2008 (untested with 2005), then you will have a utility called editbin.exe within Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin. You will need to execute::
+
+    editbin /largeaddressaware pypy.exe
+
+on the pypy.exe or python.exe you are using to buld the new pypy. Reboot now if you followed the 3G instructions for 32bit windows.
+
 Installing external packages
 ----------------------------