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diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt index 203da0f9aa..ebfea7081a 100644 --- a/PCbuild/readme.txt +++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt @@ -6,16 +6,19 @@ This directory is used to build CPython for Microsoft Windows NT version bit platforms. Using this directory requires an installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 (MSVC 10.0) of any edition. The specific requirements are as follows: + Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition Required for building 32-bit Debug and Release configuration builds. This edition does not support "solution folders", which pcbuild.sln uses; this will not prevent building. -Visual Studio 2010 Standard Edition - Required for building 64-bit Debug and Release configuration builds Visual Studio 2010 Professional Edition + Required for building 64-bit Debug and Release configuration builds +Visual Studio 2010 Premium Edition Required for building Release configuration builds that make use of - Profile Guided Optimization (PGO), on either platform. The official - Python releases are built with Professional Edition using PGO. + Profile Guided Optimization (PGO), on either platform. + +The official Python releases are built with PGO using Visual Studio 2010 +Ultimate Edition. All you need to do to build is open the solution "pcbuild.sln" in Visual Studio, select the desired combination of configuration and platform, |