Bugbee, Larry wrote: > Is there a reason why Python.exe cannot be built using gcc instead > of Visual Studio? > > It seems building everything with gcc would get around the problem > of having to match VS versions.
As I understand it, the problem isn't the compiler so much as the stdio library being used. As long as there is no single standard C library used by everyone for all Windows applications, the problem will exist in one form or another whichever compiler is used. If the standard Python were build with gcc using the GNU libc, everyone would be required to compile extensions against *that* library instead. If it were compiled with gcc but using one of the Microsoft libraries, the same situation would exist as before. The entire mess is all Microsoft's fault for not picking one version of libc and sticking to it. -- Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+ University of Canterbury, | Carpe post meridiem! | Christchurch, New Zealand | (I'm not a morning person.) | [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--------------------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
