changeset:   102482:11ed7c49f5df
user:        Martin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>
date:        Fri Jul 29 04:00:44 2016 +0000
files:       Misc/NEWS Python/random.c
description:
Issue #17596: MINGW: add wincrypt.h in Python/random.c

Based on patch by Roumen Petrov.


diff -r 6fbb7c9d77c6 -r 11ed7c49f5df Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Fri Jul 29 01:49:37 2016 +0000
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Fri Jul 29 04:00:44 2016 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #17596: Include <wincrypt.h> to help with Min GW building.
+
 - Issue #27507: Add integer overflow check in bytearray.extend().  Patch by
   Xiang Zhang.
 
diff -r 6fbb7c9d77c6 -r 11ed7c49f5df Python/random.c
--- a/Python/random.c	Fri Jul 29 01:49:37 2016 +0000
+++ b/Python/random.c	Fri Jul 29 04:00:44 2016 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #include "Python.h"
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
 #  include <windows.h>
+/* All sample MSDN wincrypt programs include the header below. It is at least
+ * required with Min GW. */
+#  include <wincrypt.h>
 #else
 #  include <fcntl.h>
 #  ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H