Paul Moore wrote: [snip] > I will help in addressing this issue, but I am limited in my ability > to do so, as I cannot build Python itself (that *does* need full VS > 2005/2008, as I understand it) and so all I have to go with is the > snapshot builds (which use VS 2003, and so don't help...) > > Paul.
Have you tried to compile py3k with the express edition of VS 2008 Beta 2? I used the free express edition for my first experiments and it compiled Python 3.0 just fine. I moved to the standard edition to test some additional features like PGO and 64bit builds. I'm not sure but I strongly believe that the express edition is able to build 32bit builds of Python. As far as I know the express edition can't build PGO and 64bit builds. Please correct me if I'm wrong. > PS To be honest, I'd like to see Python itself buildable with the free > MS tools, but I don't have time to work on that and so that's more of > a dream than a reasonable request to make :-) Isn't the express edition the successor of the free MS compiler suite? I've installed the free command line compiler in the past. It took quite some effort and I had to collect the pieces all over the internet because MS doesn't offer the old 7.1 compiler suite any more. Christian _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
