From fe8a56680a01a9f4a7209df512d93a72b925c0a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Peters Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 06:28:58 +0000 Subject: Remove svn:mime-type (inexplicably set to a binary type), and set svn:eol-style to native, on some text files. --- PC/readme.txt | 202 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-) (limited to 'PC/readme.txt') diff --git a/PC/readme.txt b/PC/readme.txt index 012f59f68e..f1db9d3767 100644 --- a/PC/readme.txt +++ b/PC/readme.txt @@ -1,101 +1,101 @@ -Welcome to the "PC" subdirectory of the Python distribution -*********************************************************** - -*** Note: the project files for MS VC++ 7.1 are now in the -*** PCbuild directory. See the file readme.txt there for build -*** instructions. There is some information below that might -*** still be relevant. - -This "PC" subdirectory contains complete project files to make -several older PC ports of Python, as well as all the PC-specific -Python source files. It should be located in the root of the -Python distribution, and there should be directories "Modules", -"Objects", "Python", etc. in the parent directory of this "PC" -subdirectory. Be sure to read the documentation in the Python -distribution. - -Python requires library files such as string.py to be available in -one or more library directories. The search path of libraries is -set up when Python starts. To see the current Python library search -path, start Python and enter "import sys" and "print sys.path". - -All PC ports use this scheme to try to set up a module search path: - - 1) The script location; the current directory without script. - 2) The PYTHONPATH variable, if set. - 3) For Win32 platforms (NT/95), paths specified in the Registry. - 4) Default directories lib, lib/win, lib/test, lib/tkinter; - these are searched relative to the environment variable - PYTHONHOME, if set, or relative to the executable and its - ancestors, if a landmark file (Lib/string.py) is found , - or the current directory (not useful). - 5) The directory containing the executable. - -The best installation strategy is to put the Python executable (and -DLL, for Win32 platforms) in some convenient directory such as -C:/python, and copy all library files and subdirectories (using XCOPY) -to C:/python/lib. Then you don't need to set PYTHONPATH. Otherwise, -set the environment variable PYTHONPATH to your Python search path. -For example, - set PYTHONPATH=.;d:\python\lib;d:\python\lib\win;d:\python\lib\dos-8x3 - -There are several add-in modules to build Python programs which use -the native Windows operating environment. The ports here just make -"QuickWin" and DOS Python versions which support a character-mode -(console) environment. Look in www.python.org for Tkinter, PythonWin, -WPY and wxPython. - -To make a Python port, start the Integrated Development Environment -(IDE) of your compiler, and read in the native "project file" -(or makefile) provided. This will enable you to change any source -files or build settings so you can make custom builds. - -pyconfig.h An important configuration file specific to PC's. - -config.c The list of C modules to include in the Python PC - version. Manually edit this file to add or - remove Python modules. - -testpy.py A Python test program. Run this to test your - Python port. It should produce copious output, - ending in a report on how many tests were OK, how many - failed, and how many were skipped. Don't worry about - skipped tests (these test unavailable optional features). - - -Additional files and subdirectories for 32-bit Windows -====================================================== - -python_nt.rc Resource compiler input for python15.dll. - -dl_nt.c, import_nt.c - Additional sources used for 32-bit Windows features. - -getpathp.c Default sys.path calculations (for all PC platforms). - -dllbase_nt.txt A (manually maintained) list of base addresses for - various DLLs, to avoid run-time relocation. - -example_nt A subdirectory showing how to build an extension as a - DLL. - -Visual Studio 6.0 -================= -The subdirectory VC6 contains Visual Studio 6 project files. These -were originally located in the PCBuild directory, but are no longer -maintained. - - -IBM VisualAge C/C++ for OS/2 -============================ - -See os2vacpp/readme.txt. This platform is supported by Jeff Rush. - - -Note for Windows 3.x and DOS users -================================== - -Neither Windows 3.x nor DOS is supported any more. The last Python -version that supported these was Python 1.5.2; the support files were -present in Python 2.0 but weren't updated, and it is not our intention -to support these platforms for Python 2.x. +Welcome to the "PC" subdirectory of the Python distribution +*********************************************************** + +*** Note: the project files for MS VC++ 7.1 are now in the +*** PCbuild directory. See the file readme.txt there for build +*** instructions. There is some information below that might +*** still be relevant. + +This "PC" subdirectory contains complete project files to make +several older PC ports of Python, as well as all the PC-specific +Python source files. It should be located in the root of the +Python distribution, and there should be directories "Modules", +"Objects", "Python", etc. in the parent directory of this "PC" +subdirectory. Be sure to read the documentation in the Python +distribution. + +Python requires library files such as string.py to be available in +one or more library directories. The search path of libraries is +set up when Python starts. To see the current Python library search +path, start Python and enter "import sys" and "print sys.path". + +All PC ports use this scheme to try to set up a module search path: + + 1) The script location; the current directory without script. + 2) The PYTHONPATH variable, if set. + 3) For Win32 platforms (NT/95), paths specified in the Registry. + 4) Default directories lib, lib/win, lib/test, lib/tkinter; + these are searched relative to the environment variable + PYTHONHOME, if set, or relative to the executable and its + ancestors, if a landmark file (Lib/string.py) is found , + or the current directory (not useful). + 5) The directory containing the executable. + +The best installation strategy is to put the Python executable (and +DLL, for Win32 platforms) in some convenient directory such as +C:/python, and copy all library files and subdirectories (using XCOPY) +to C:/python/lib. Then you don't need to set PYTHONPATH. Otherwise, +set the environment variable PYTHONPATH to your Python search path. +For example, + set PYTHONPATH=.;d:\python\lib;d:\python\lib\win;d:\python\lib\dos-8x3 + +There are several add-in modules to build Python programs which use +the native Windows operating environment. The ports here just make +"QuickWin" and DOS Python versions which support a character-mode +(console) environment. Look in www.python.org for Tkinter, PythonWin, +WPY and wxPython. + +To make a Python port, start the Integrated Development Environment +(IDE) of your compiler, and read in the native "project file" +(or makefile) provided. This will enable you to change any source +files or build settings so you can make custom builds. + +pyconfig.h An important configuration file specific to PC's. + +config.c The list of C modules to include in the Python PC + version. Manually edit this file to add or + remove Python modules. + +testpy.py A Python test program. Run this to test your + Python port. It should produce copious output, + ending in a report on how many tests were OK, how many + failed, and how many were skipped. Don't worry about + skipped tests (these test unavailable optional features). + + +Additional files and subdirectories for 32-bit Windows +====================================================== + +python_nt.rc Resource compiler input for python15.dll. + +dl_nt.c, import_nt.c + Additional sources used for 32-bit Windows features. + +getpathp.c Default sys.path calculations (for all PC platforms). + +dllbase_nt.txt A (manually maintained) list of base addresses for + various DLLs, to avoid run-time relocation. + +example_nt A subdirectory showing how to build an extension as a + DLL. + +Visual Studio 6.0 +================= +The subdirectory VC6 contains Visual Studio 6 project files. These +were originally located in the PCBuild directory, but are no longer +maintained. + + +IBM VisualAge C/C++ for OS/2 +============================ + +See os2vacpp/readme.txt. This platform is supported by Jeff Rush. + + +Note for Windows 3.x and DOS users +================================== + +Neither Windows 3.x nor DOS is supported any more. The last Python +version that supported these was Python 1.5.2; the support files were +present in Python 2.0 but weren't updated, and it is not our intention +to support these platforms for Python 2.x. -- cgit v1.2.1