# HG changeset patch # User Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> # Date 1398881286 -7200 # Wed Apr 30 20:08:06 2014 +0200 # Node ID f8f1af0040316493e5307a4f8985310e43dc1fed # Parent 86c258e8871949fe83b7bb6dbc6b5def1dae58a2 minor doc clarification diff --git a/docs/src/quickstart/build.rst b/docs/src/quickstart/build.rst --- a/docs/src/quickstart/build.rst +++ b/docs/src/quickstart/build.rst @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ were ``.py`` files (using distutils to compile and build in the background). - Run the ``cython`` command-line utility manually to produce the ``.c`` file from the ``.pyx`` file, then manually compiling the ``.c`` file into a shared - object library or ``.dll`` suitable for import from Python. - (This is mostly for debugging and experimentation.) + object library or DLL suitable for import from Python. + (These manual steps are mostly for debugging and experimentation.) - Use the [Sage]_ notebook which allows Cython code inline. Currently, distutils is the most common way Cython files are built and distributed. The other methods are described in more detail in the :ref:`compilation` section of the reference manual.