On May 27, 2009, at 9:18 PM, Dag Sverre Seljebotn wrote:

> David Martin wrote:
>> I am getting quite a few errors when running the Cython tests through
>> runtests.py. This is on a machine with VS .NET 2003 installed,  
>> using the
>> command 'python runtests.py --no-refnanny". I get the same set of  
>> errors
>> when I run the tests using the mingw compiler.
>
> There's a similar report here:
>
> http://trac.cython.org/cython_trac/ticket/106
>
> The problem is simply that there's a lack of Microsoft products  
> among some
> of the Cython developers :-)

That is exactly the case for me.

> I think we really need an additional person
> with MSVC knowledge willing to maintain this side of Cython.

+1 To make it clear, Cython is fully intended to be supported on  
Windows, I simply don't have the equipment or expertise to do much  
myself. Also, kudos to Lisandro for doing much of what has been done  
in this area.

> Another option would be trying to get a http://www.snakebite.org/  
> account,
> which should provide reliable Windows access...
>
> Do you mean you get "roughly the same errors" with mingw, or "the  
> exact
> same text" with mingw? If the latter you are likely not compiling with
> mingw anyway.

If it comes down to re-writing tests perhaps we could do that (making  
sure we're still really testing the right thing).

- Robert


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