Hello again! Apparently the executable I built was broken. I tried with Debug configuration on x64 and got a python_d.exe successfully. However trying to run "python_d.exe -m test" results in an error that cannot import "support" from test.
rahul From: rahulg...@live.ca To: br...@python.org Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:03:14 -0500 CC: python-dev@python.org Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Built with VS2012 Express for desktop > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:48:02 -0600 > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Built with VS2012 Express for desktop > From: br...@python.org > To: rahulg...@live.ca > CC: python-dev@python.org > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM, rahul garg <rahulg...@live.ca> wrote: > > Hi. > > > > I downloaded Python 3.3 source, opened up the solution in VS2012 Express for > > Desktop and built the "python" subproject using "Release" and "x64" > > configurations. I now have a "python.exe" in the PCBuild/amd64 subfolder > > that appears to be working as far as i can see. > > > > I have a few questions: > > a) Is there a test suite that I can run to verify that the build is working > > fine? > Last I checked there are some issues, but most of the tests should > pass. You would run "PCBuild\python.exe -m test" from the top level of > your checkout to see this. It's also covered at > http://docs.python.org/devguide/ Thanks! That page is what I should have looked for! > > b) I now intend to build some extensions (such as NumPy). Not sure if this > > is the right list, but would I need to modify something in distutils to get > > it working with VS2012? > > Yes. You'll probably need to point distutils to the correct batch file > that sets up a VS2012 build environment. Thanks again! rahul _______________________________________________ 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/rahulgarg%40live.ca
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