Merge branch 'main' into fix/python3-patch-line-endings

deps/python3/python3.cmake

@@ -59,12 +59,9 @@ if(WIN32)
         set(_python_pcbuild_output_dir win32)
     endif()
 
+    # pybind11 undefines _DEBUG around Python.h so a debug build links the
+    # release python3xx.lib; Py_DEBUG could not load release plugin modules.
     set(_python_pcbuild_config Release)
-    set(_python_layout_debug OFF)
-    if(DEFINED DEP_DEBUG AND DEP_DEBUG)
-        set(_python_pcbuild_config Debug)
-        set(_python_layout_debug ON)
-    endif()
 
     # CPython's PCbuild needs a 64-bit-hosted toolchain: find_msbuild.bat picks the
     # 32-bit Bin\MSBuild.exe, whose x86 cl.exe/link.exe run out of address space
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ if(WIN32)
             -DPYTHON_BUILD_DIR=<SOURCE_DIR>/PCbuild/${_python_pcbuild_output_dir}
             -DPYTHON_DEST_DIR=${DESTDIR}/libpython
             -DPYTHON_LAYOUT_ARCH=${_python_layout_arch}
-            -DPYTHON_DEBUG=${_python_layout_debug}
             -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/stage_windows.cmake
     )
 elseif(APPLE)