Index: external-amd64.bat
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--- external-amd64.bat	(revision 61125)
+++ external-amd64.bat	(working copy)
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 @rem Sleepycat db
 if not exist db-4.4.20 svn export http://svn.python.org/projects/external/db-4.4.20
-@REM if not exist db-4.4.20\build_win32\debug\libdb44sd.lib (
-@REM    vcbuild db-4.4.20\build_win32\Berkeley_DB.sln /build Debug /project db_static
-@REM )
+if not exist db-4.4.20\build_win32\debug\libdb44sd.lib (
+   devenv /upgrade db-4.4.20\build_win32\Berkeley_DB.sln
+   devenv db-4.4.20\build_win32\Berkeley_DB.sln /build Debug /project db_static
+)
 
 @rem OpenSSL
 if not exist openssl-0.9.8g (