From: Steve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 23:48:48 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Issue #24642: Adds installer notes and links to What's New for 3.5
X-Git-Tag: v3.5.0b4~44
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=313fbf45486ab047877589f26c77b745c8fcb9ab;p=python

Issue #24642: Adds installer notes and links to What's New for 3.5
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
index a6d48598e9..d80be02f9d 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ Security improvements:
 
 * None yet.
 
+Windows improvements:
+
+* A new installer for Windows has replaced the old MSI. See :ref:`using-on-windows`
+  for more information.
+* Windows builds now use Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0, and extension modules
+  should use the same.
+
+
 Please read on for a comprehensive list of user-facing changes.
 
 
@@ -850,6 +858,8 @@ Changes to Python's build process and to the C API include:
   * :c:func:`PyObject_Calloc`
   * :c:func:`_PyObject_GC_Calloc`
 
+* Windows builds now require Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0, which
+  is available as part of `Visual Studio 2015 <http://www.visualstudio.com>`_.
 
 Deprecated
 ==========