I wish the python developers would just compile python with free software on windows... Oh well.
On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Lenard Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There were requests. A quick search of Python-dev shows a timezone bug with VC > 2003. It is amusing though to see the comments about how difficult it is to > remove msvcrt dependencies from MinGW builds. Oh, and building extensions > with > MinGW requires cross compiling :-) . > > > Lenard > > > Quoting Brian Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > ... I know this is a horrible place to complain... but why on earth do > > python devs use the versions of Visual Studio that most other people skip > > (2003 & 2008) and skipping the ones that most people use? (6.0 & 2005) > > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Lenard Lindstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > I thought while I had the chance I would try linking the Pygame > > > dependencies against msvcr90.dll using MinGW. It failed. The msvcr90.dll > > > that Python 2.6 uses is connected to a manifest. I don't know anything > > about > > > them. And neither do the unix build tools ./configure and make. So when > > > ./configure goes about creating its first little test program the program > > > fails because Windows prevents msvcr90.dll from loading. No manifest > file. > > > And this is with XP yet. So I am stumped. I am putting this particular > > side > > > excursion on indefinite hold. I just post this as a forewarning about > what > > > lies ahead. > > >
