Dag Sverre Seljebotn wrote: > I think the benefit for Cython is less than it would appear at first > glance, since Cython is next to useless without a C compiler and Python C > extension compilation support.
I agree -- getting that set up is a much bigger hurdle -- really, Windows installers are critical for packages that have to be compiled, so that people without a compiler can use them. > PythonXY update Cython regularily, so the usecase that seems to remain for > an .exe is to update EPD. Doesn't Enthought build their own anyway? > A Cython installer bundling MinGW and setting it up properly would be > something though! Now that would be great! I don't know why, but installing MinGW always seems to be far more of a pain than it should be. -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected] _______________________________________________ Cython-dev mailing list [email protected] http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev
