[Python-checkins] devguide: Correct VC++2008 Express link; add limitations link.
terry.reedy
python-checkins at python.org
Sun Jan 8 06:55:24 CET 2012
http://hg.python.org/devguide/rev/03d87d119085
changeset: 469:03d87d119085
parent: 467:f3843e932e3b
user: Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu>
date: Sun Jan 08 00:31:30 2012 -0500
summary:
Correct VC++2008 Express link; add limitations link.
files:
setup.rst | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/setup.rst b/setup.rst
--- a/setup.rst
+++ b/setup.rst
@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@
For Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (also named Visual C++ 9), the ``PCbuild``
directory contains the build files (for older versions of Visual Studio, see
the ``PC`` directory). The full version of Visual Studio is not necessary
-for common tasks; gratis versions from http://www.microsoft.com/express/ are
-sufficient.
+for common tasks with 32-bit builds; the gratis C++ version from
+https://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2008-editions/express
+is sufficient. Its limitations are given at
+http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hs24szh9%28v=VS.90%29.aspx .
To build from the Visual Studio GUI, load the project files and press F7. Make
sure you have chosen the "Debug" build first.
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