[Python-Dev] Building with VS 2003 .NET

[Tim Peters]

[R. Christian Call]
> I recently checked out the 2006-02-04 python trunk, but I can't get it
> to build in Visual Studio 2003 .NET.
>
> When I open up the PCbuild\pcbuild.sln file in VS2003 .NET and then try
> to build the solution, I get the following errors:
>
> fatal error C1083:  Cannot open include file: 'bzlib.h': No such file or
> directory
[etc]

> I'm surprised, and mystified, by this--since it seems to me that the
> .sln file ought to build properly.
>
> Is there something else I need to check out from subversion in order to
> get the code to build?

Read PCbuild/readme.txt.  Then do what it says ;-)