New submission from Swaroop: I followed the README build instructions for VS2005. I opened pcbuild.sln in PCbuild8 directory and tried building, and I get the following errors:
<start of errors> Warning 1 Command line warning D9035 : option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release cl make_buildinfo Warning 2 Command line warning D9035 : option 'Wp64' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release cl make_versioninfo Warning 3 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 pythoncore Warning 4 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 pythoncore Warning 5 warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from '_typeobject *' to 'PyObject *' c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_collectionsmodule.c 1113 pythoncore Warning 6 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 pythoncore Warning 7 warning C4018: '>' : signed/unsigned mismatch c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\mmapmodule.c 693 pythoncore Warning 8 warning C4018: '>' : signed/unsigned mismatch c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\mmapmodule.c 834 pythoncore Error 9 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'db.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_bsddb.c 90 _bsddb Warning 10 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _testcapimodule.obj _testcapi Warning 11 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 _socket Error 12 error C2373: 'inet_pton' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 300 _socket Error 13 error C2373: 'inet_ntop' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 301 _socket Error 14 error C2373: 'inet_pton' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 5124 _socket Error 15 error C2373: 'inet_ntop' : redefinition; different type modifiers c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\socketmodule.c 5139 _socket Warning 16 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification winsound.obj winsound Warning 17 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification unicodedata.obj unicodedata Error 18 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'tcl.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_tkinter.c 66 _tkinter Error 19 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'tcl.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\tkappinit.c 16 _tkinter Warning 20 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification selectmodule.obj select Error 21 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 22 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 23 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 24 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 25 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 26 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Error 27 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'sqlite3.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\_sqlite\connection.h 33 _sqlite3 Warning 28 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _msi.obj _msi Warning 29 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _elementtree.obj _elementtree Warning 30 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _ctypes_test.obj _ctypes_test Error 31 fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'bzlib.h': No such file or directory c:\all\code\python-svn\modules\bz2module.c 12 bz2 Warning 32 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 _ctypes Warning 33 warning C4005: 'WRITE_RESTRICTED' : macro redefinition c:\program files\microsoft sdks\windows\v6.0a\include\winnt.h 7127 _ctypes Warning 34 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification pyexpat.obj pyexpat Warning 35 warning LNK4075: ignoring '/EDITANDCONTINUE' due to '/INCREMENTAL:NO' specification _ctypes.obj _ctypes </end of errors> Are these solvable problems? Is there something I can do to help? Thanks! Swaroop ---------- components: Build messages: 55891 nosy: swaroopch severity: normal status: open title: Python doesn't compile on Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 "Orcas" Beta 2 versions: Python 3.0 __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1162> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com