Zachary Ware added the comment: I tend to agree (see #17896, this issue is a duplicate), but I've not had enough agreement to be comfortable going ahead with that move.
I've not tested it, but you could try moving the already-downloaded sources into the folder you want (say, "externals") and then building with: PCbuild\build.bat -d "/p:externalsDir=externals" That ought to work, until such time as we actually move the default. ---------- nosy: +zach.ware resolution: -> duplicate stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed superseder: -> Move Windows external libs from <src>\..\ to <src>\externals _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue22262> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com