[Python-checkins] CVS: distutils README.txt,1.11,1.12

[Greg Ward]

Update of /projects/cvsroot/distutils
In directory kaluha:/tmp/cvs-serv27329

Modified Files:
	README.txt 
Log Message:
Mention C compiler requirements (especially for Windows).

Index: README.txt
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/distutils/README.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.11
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -C2 -r1.11 -r1.12
*** README.txt	2000/04/12 00:41:42	1.11
--- README.txt	2000/04/14 00:52:10	1.12
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     Debian             python-base, python-dev
  
+ In order to build extensions on any platform, you will need a C/C++
+ compiler.  On Unix, the compiler used to build Python itself will be
+ used by default, and should do the trick; if you didn't build Python,
+ then hopefully you'll find out pretty quickly whether building
+ extensions works or not.
+ 
+ To build extensions on Windows, you need Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 or
+ 6.0.  It also helps to have access to the Windows registry from Python;
+ if you have the Win32 extensions (win32api, win32con) installed, you're
+ fine.  (Python 1.6 includes the winreg module for this purpose, which
+ the Distutils will use if available.)  If not, the Distutils might not
+ be able to find the Visual C++ executables.
  
+ 
  INSTALLATION UNDER PYTHON 1.5.2
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      the CPAN archive (Jarkko), and the CPAN module (Andreas)
  
! $Id: README.txt,v 1.11 2000/04/12 00:41:42 gward Exp $
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      the CPAN archive (Jarkko), and the CPAN module (Andreas)
  
! $Id: README.txt,v 1.12 2000/04/14 00:52:10 gward Exp $