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Fix two details in the macOS build instructions (#1936)
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@@ -860,15 +860,15 @@ some of CPython's modules (for example, ``zlib``).
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$ xcode-select --install
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This will also ensure that the system header files are installed into
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``/usr/include``.
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This also installs the macOS SDK, which contains the system header files
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(``xcrun --show-sdk-path`` prints its location).
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.. _Homebrew: https://brew.sh
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.. _MacPorts: https://www.macports.org
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Also note that macOS does not include several libraries used by the Python
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standard library, including ``libzma``, so expect to see some extension module
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standard library, including ``liblzma``, so expect to see some extension module
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build failures unless you install local copies of them. As of OS X 10.11,
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Apple no longer provides header files for the deprecated system version of
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OpenSSL which means that you will not be able to build the ``_ssl`` extension.

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