Index: win/makefile.vc
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--- win/makefile.vc
+++ win/makefile.vc
@@ -10,21 +10,10 @@
 # Copyright (c) 1998-2000 Ajuba Solutions.
 # Copyright (c) 2001-2005 ActiveState Corporation.
 # Copyright (c) 2001-2004 David Gravereaux.
 # Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Pat Thoyts.
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# Check to see we are configured to build with MSVC (MSDEVDIR or MSVCDIR)
-# or with the MS Platform SDK (MSSDK). Visual Studio .NET 2003 and 2005 define
-# VCINSTALLDIR instead.
-!if !defined(MSDEVDIR) && !defined(MSVCDIR) && !defined(MSSDK) && !defined(VCINSTALLDIR)
-MSG = ^
-You need to run vcvars32.bat from Developer Studio or setenv.bat from the^
-Platform SDK first to setup the environment.  Jump to this line to read^
-the build instructions.
-!error $(MSG)
-!endif
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # HOW TO USE this makefile:
 #
 # 1)  It is now necessary to have MSVCDir, MSDevDir or MSSDK set in the

