[MERGE] [0.90] document optional pyrex dependency in INSTALL

Alexander Belchenko bialix at ukr.net
Tue Aug 14 11:28:34 BST 2007


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Paul Moore пишет:
> On 13/08/07, Alexander Belchenko <bialix at ukr.net> wrote:
>>> I wasn't sure what URL to put for python-dev, so I didn't include one.
>> For Windows version of Python there is not such thing as python-dev,
>> all required files already inside standard distribution.
>> Be more accurate here, please.
> 
> Specifically, you need the necessary headers to build extensions -
> these are part of the standard Python distribution, but (many? some?)
> Linux distributions split the standard distribution up - in those
> cases, you need whatever the distribution deems to be the
> "development" part of the Python distribution.
> 
> Ultimately, it's a vendor-specific issue. I'd suggest that the wording
> be something like
> 
> """
> bzr can optionally use compiled versions of some parts of the code for
> increased speed. When installing bzr you need the ability to build C
> extensions. Some Linux distributions package the necessary headers
> separately from the main Python package - if yours is one of these,
> look for a (probably optional) package called something like
> python-dev. FreeBSD and Windows users have all the necessary headers
> installed by default.
> """

+1
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