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diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 8fbbcb30..56d21e72 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -35,16 +35,23 @@ OpenSSL releases: On Windows ---------- -If you're on Windows you'll need to make sure you have OpenSSL installed. -There are `pre-compiled binaries`_ available. If your installation is in -an unusual location set the ``LIB`` and ``INCLUDE`` environment variables -to include the corresponding locations. For example: +The wheel package on Windows is a statically linked build (as of 0.5) so all +dependencies are included. Just run + +.. code-block:: console + + $ pip install cryptography + +If you prefer to compile it yourself you'll need to have OpenSSL installed. +There are `pre-compiled binaries`_ available. If your installation is in an +unusual location set the ``LIB`` and ``INCLUDE`` environment variables to +include the corresponding locations. For example: .. code-block:: console C:\> \path\to\vcvarsall.bat x86_amd64 - C:\> set LIB=C:\OpenSSL-1.0.1g-64bit\lib;%LIB% - C:\> set INCLUDE=C:\OpenSSL-1.0.1g-64bit\include;%INCLUDE% + C:\> set LIB=C:\OpenSSL-1.0.1h-64bit\lib\VC\static;%LIB% + C:\> set INCLUDE=C:\OpenSSL-1.0.1h-64bit\include;%INCLUDE% C:\> pip install cryptography Building cryptography on Linux |