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    From Sam Ezeh@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 2 15:27:55 2022
    I have a Windows virtual machine and I'm following the instructions on
    the devguide [1] to build Python inside it.

    When running `PCbuild\build\bat -e -d` I get "Cannot locate
    MSBuild.exe on PATH or as MSBUILD variable". I've done a minimal
    amount of searching [2][3] but I'm not well-acquainted with Windows
    and don't understand the solutions.

    Thanks in advance.

    Kind regards,
    Sam Ezeh

    [1]: https://devguide.python.org/compiler/
    [2]: https://bugs.python.org/issue41213
    [3]: https://bugs.python.org/issue33675

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  • From Sam Ezeh@21:1/5 to Sam Ezeh on Sat Jul 2 15:41:33 2022
    To add to this, my process was

    1. Setup the VM
    2. Install Git
    3. Clone CPython
    4. Run `PCbuild\build.bat -d -e`
    5. Notice the error, then install visual studio community 2022
    6. Re-run `PCbuild\build.bat -d -e` and see the same error

    I can't directly copy and paste between the VM and my host desktop but
    in this scenario, the error was that single line and I can use paste
    sites where necessary.

    Kind regards,
    Sam Ezeh

    On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 at 15:27, Sam Ezeh <sam.z.ezeh@gmail.com> wrote:

    I have a Windows virtual machine and I'm following the instructions on
    the devguide [1] to build Python inside it.

    When running `PCbuild\build\bat -e -d` I get "Cannot locate
    MSBuild.exe on PATH or as MSBUILD variable". I've done a minimal
    amount of searching [2][3] but I'm not well-acquainted with Windows
    and don't understand the solutions.

    Thanks in advance.

    Kind regards,
    Sam Ezeh

    [1]: https://devguide.python.org/compiler/
    [2]: https://bugs.python.org/issue41213
    [3]: https://bugs.python.org/issue33675

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  • From Barry Scott@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 2 19:19:41 2022
    On 2 Jul 2022, at 15:41, Sam Ezeh <sam.z.ezeh@gmail.com> wrote:

    To add to this, my process was

    1. Setup the VM
    2. Install Git
    3. Clone CPython
    4. Run `PCbuild\build.bat -d -e`
    5. Notice the error, then install visual studio community 2022

    Try running this:

    call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"

    I use that to get at the command line tools.

    If that does not work then search the disk for msbuild.exe and add its folder to your PATH.

    Barry

    6. Re-run `PCbuild\build.bat -d -e` and see the same error

    I can't directly copy and paste between the VM and my host desktop but
    in this scenario, the error was that single line and I can use paste
    sites where necessary.

    Kind regards,
    Sam Ezeh

    On Sat, 2 Jul 2022 at 15:27, Sam Ezeh <sam.z.ezeh@gmail.com> wrote:

    I have a Windows virtual machine and I'm following the instructions on
    the devguide [1] to build Python inside it.

    When running `PCbuild\build\bat -e -d` I get "Cannot locate
    MSBuild.exe on PATH or as MSBUILD variable". I've done a minimal
    amount of searching [2][3] but I'm not well-acquainted with Windows
    and don't understand the solutions.

    Thanks in advance.

    Kind regards,
    Sam Ezeh

    [1]: https://devguide.python.org/compiler/
    [2]: https://bugs.python.org/issue41213
    [3]: https://bugs.python.org/issue33675
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