From c9bc6a5712f472757b2b091e045fe4c19a97e805 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stan Ulbrych <stan@ulbrych.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 08:36:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Commit

---
 Doc/using/configure.rst | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index b05e0600114757..ec40a64ed37be3 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython:
 
 * Support for threads.
 
+* Autoconf 2.72 and aclocal 1.16.5 are required to regenerate the
+  :file:`configure` script.
+
+To build optional modules:
+
 * OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum version and OpenSSL 3.0.18 is the recommended
   minimum version for the :mod:`ssl` and :mod:`hashlib` extension modules.
 
@@ -29,11 +34,40 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython:
 
 * Tcl/Tk 8.5.12 for the :mod:`tkinter` module.
 
+* ``libbz2`` for the :mod:`bz2` module.
+
+* `libuuid <https://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid>`_, for the :mod:`uuid` module.
+
+* ``libncurses`` or ``libncursesw``,
+   for the :mod:`curses` module.
+
+* ``libpanel`` or ``libpanelw``,
+   for the :mod:`curses.panel` module.
+
 * `libmpdec <https://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/doc/libmpdec/>`_ 2.5.0
   for the :mod:`decimal` module.
 
-* Autoconf 2.72 and aclocal 1.16.5 are required to regenerate the
-  :file:`configure` script.
+* `libffi <https://sourceware.org/libffi/>`_ 3.3.0 is the recommended
+  minimum version for the :mod:`ctypes` module.
+
+* ``liblzma``, for the :mod:`lzma` module.
+
+* `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_ and
+  `libreadline <https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_
+  for the :mod:`readline` module.
+
+* `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`),
+   used by :mod:`hashlib` module.
+
+* `zlib <https://www.zlib.net>`_ 1.1.4 is the reccomended minimum version for the
+  :mod:`zlib` module.
+
+* `zstd <https://facebook.github.io/zstd/>`_ 1.4.5 is the minimum version for
+  the :mod:`compression.ztsd` module.
+
+For a full list of dependencies required to build all modules and how to install
+them, see the
+`devguide <https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#install-dependencies>`_.
 
 .. versionchanged:: 3.1
    Tcl/Tk version 8.3.1 is now required.

From 436cae1d2715c4c1c236e52ecfe7173673712960 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stan Ulbrych <stan@ulbrych.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 08:53:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Commit

---
 Doc/using/configure.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index ec40a64ed37be3..b5488930b13ba1 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ To build optional modules:
   :mod:`zlib` module.
 
 * `zstd <https://facebook.github.io/zstd/>`_ 1.4.5 is the minimum version for
-  the :mod:`compression.ztsd` module.
+  the :mod:`compression.zstd` module.
 
 For a full list of dependencies required to build all modules and how to install
 them, see the

From 915ec0aaa76f95e699a1d16b760894717c95cfdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stan Ulbrych <stan@ulbrych.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2025 17:18:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Victor's review

---
 Doc/using/configure.rst | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index b5488930b13ba1..0120d6066e9e61 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -22,21 +22,24 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython:
 
 * Support for threads.
 
-* Autoconf 2.72 and aclocal 1.16.5 are required to regenerate the
-  :file:`configure` script.
-
 To build optional modules:
 
-* OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum version and OpenSSL 3.0.18 is the recommended
-  minimum version for the :mod:`ssl` and :mod:`hashlib` extension modules.
+* ``libbz2`` for the :mod:`bz2` module.
 
-* SQLite 3.15.2 for the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module.
+* `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`),
+   used by :mod:`hashlib` module.
 
-* Tcl/Tk 8.5.12 for the :mod:`tkinter` module.
+* `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_ and
+  `libreadline <https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_
+  for the :mod:`readline` module.
 
-* ``libbz2`` for the :mod:`bz2` module.
+* `libffi <https://sourceware.org/libffi/>`_ 3.3.0 is the recommended
+  minimum version for the :mod:`ctypes` module.
 
-* `libuuid <https://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid>`_, for the :mod:`uuid` module.
+* ``liblzma``, for the :mod:`lzma` module.
+
+* `libmpdec <https://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/doc/libmpdec/>`_ 2.5.0
+  for the :mod:`decimal` module.
 
 * ``libncurses`` or ``libncursesw``,
    for the :mod:`curses` module.
@@ -44,20 +47,14 @@ To build optional modules:
 * ``libpanel`` or ``libpanelw``,
    for the :mod:`curses.panel` module.
 
-* `libmpdec <https://www.bytereef.org/mpdecimal/doc/libmpdec/>`_ 2.5.0
-  for the :mod:`decimal` module.
-
-* `libffi <https://sourceware.org/libffi/>`_ 3.3.0 is the recommended
-  minimum version for the :mod:`ctypes` module.
+* `libuuid <https://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid>`_, for the :mod:`uuid` module.
 
-* ``liblzma``, for the :mod:`lzma` module.
+* OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum version and OpenSSL 3.0.18 is the recommended
+  minimum version for the :mod:`ssl` and :mod:`hashlib` extension modules.
 
-* `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_ and
-  `libreadline <https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_
-  for the :mod:`readline` module.
+* SQLite 3.15.2 for the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module.
 
-* `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`),
-   used by :mod:`hashlib` module.
+* Tcl/Tk 8.5.12 for the :mod:`tkinter` module.
 
 * `zlib <https://www.zlib.net>`_ 1.1.4 is the reccomended minimum version for the
   :mod:`zlib` module.
@@ -69,6 +66,9 @@ For a full list of dependencies required to build all modules and how to install
 them, see the
 `devguide <https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#install-dependencies>`_.
 
+* Autoconf 2.72 and aclocal 1.16.5 are required to regenerate the
+  :file:`configure` script.
+
 .. versionchanged:: 3.1
    Tcl/Tk version 8.3.1 is now required.
 

From 3c3009828620de9619ac3716b98e12e117808ef2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stan Ulbrych <89152624+StanFromIreland@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:33:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Emma Smith <emma@emmatyping.dev>
Co-authored-by: Victor Stinner <vstinner@python.org>
---
 Doc/using/configure.rst | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index 0120d6066e9e61..c96ac10e86d1c1 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython:
 
 To build optional modules:
 
-* ``libbz2`` for the :mod:`bz2` module.
+* `libbz2 <https://sourceware.org/bzip2/>`_ for the :mod:`bz2` module.
 
 * `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`),
    used by :mod:`hashlib` module.
 
-* `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_ and
+* `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_ or
   `libreadline <https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_
   for the :mod:`readline` module.
 
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ To build optional modules:
   for the :mod:`decimal` module.
 
 * ``libncurses`` or ``libncursesw``,
-   for the :mod:`curses` module.
+  for the :mod:`curses` module.
 
 * ``libpanel`` or ``libpanelw``,
-   for the :mod:`curses.panel` module.
+  for the :mod:`curses.panel` module.
 
 * `libuuid <https://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid>`_, for the :mod:`uuid` module.
 

From 5a3000b64dfb3594207320655716d8f99670c9c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stan Ulbrych <stan@ulbrych.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:37:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Victor's review comments

---
 Doc/using/configure.rst | 21 +++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index c96ac10e86d1c1..a03a20b7378cb7 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -21,17 +21,13 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython:
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN#Floating_point>`_.
 
 * Support for threads.
-
+abcdefghijklmnopq r stuvwxyz
 To build optional modules:
 
 * `libbz2 <https://sourceware.org/bzip2/>`_ for the :mod:`bz2` module.
 
 * `libb2 <https://github.com/BLAKE2/libb2>`_ (:ref:`BLAKE2 <hashlib-blake2>`),
-   used by :mod:`hashlib` module.
-
-* `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_ or
-  `libreadline <https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_
-  for the :mod:`readline` module.
+  used by :mod:`hashlib` module.
 
 * `libffi <https://sourceware.org/libffi/>`_ 3.3.0 is the recommended
   minimum version for the :mod:`ctypes` module.
@@ -47,14 +43,19 @@ To build optional modules:
 * ``libpanel`` or ``libpanelw``,
   for the :mod:`curses.panel` module.
 
+* `libreadline <https://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html>`_ or
+  `libedit <https://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/>`_
+  for the :mod:`readline` module.
+
 * `libuuid <https://linux.die.net/man/3/libuuid>`_, for the :mod:`uuid` module.
 
-* OpenSSL 1.1.1 is the minimum version and OpenSSL 3.0.18 is the recommended
-  minimum version for the :mod:`ssl` and :mod:`hashlib` extension modules.
+* `OpenSSL <https://www.openssl.org/>`_ 1.1.1 is the minimum version and
+  OpenSSL 3.0.18 is the recommended minimum version for the
+  :mod:`ssl` and :mod:`hashlib` extension modules.
 
-* SQLite 3.15.2 for the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module.
+* `SQLite <https://sqlite.org/>`_ 3.15.2 for the :mod:`sqlite3` extension module.
 
-* Tcl/Tk 8.5.12 for the :mod:`tkinter` module.
+* `Tcl/Tk <https://www.tcl-lang.org/>`_ 8.5.12 for the :mod:`tkinter` module.
 
 * `zlib <https://www.zlib.net>`_ 1.1.4 is the reccomended minimum version for the
   :mod:`zlib` module.

From e9f92396623629bac6a685018ee32c4ea5822e64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stan Ulbrych <stan@ulbrych.org>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:39:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Achilles' heel

---
 Doc/using/configure.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index a03a20b7378cb7..01537951aebb62 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Features and minimum versions required to build CPython:
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN#Floating_point>`_.
 
 * Support for threads.
-abcdefghijklmnopq r stuvwxyz
+
 To build optional modules:
 
 * `libbz2 <https://sourceware.org/bzip2/>`_ for the :mod:`bz2` module.