From 4f041d3135865c2bbcd0ecfd5a564ac0d43691a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nikoc Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:35:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: highlight optional build dependencies --- getting-started/setup-building.rst | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/getting-started/setup-building.rst b/getting-started/setup-building.rst index 25259156e..c62be2694 100644 --- a/getting-started/setup-building.rst +++ b/getting-started/setup-building.rst @@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ might want to use `our official images contain the latest releases of several Python versions, along with Git head, and are provided for development and testing purposes only. +.. note:: + + On Unix-like systems, some optional standard-library extension + modules require additional system libraries. If you want these + modules included in your CPython build, review + :ref:`build-dependencies` before compiling. + + These additional libraries are not required for a basic build. + .. seealso:: The :ref:`quick-reference` gives brief summary of the process from