[pypy-commit] pypy default: (brutal_chaos) add instructions about large builds
fijal
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Fri Jul 22 10:58:57 CEST 2011
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
----------------------------
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