On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote: > On 3/6/2013 12:29 PM, Steve Dower wrote: >> >> From: Case Van Horsen > > >>> The "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1" >>> is still available for download. It includes the command line compilers >>> that are >>> used with VS 2008. I have used to create extensions for Python 2.6 to >>> 3.2. >>> There is a later version of the SDK (for .NET >>> 4.x) that includes the compilers from VS 2010. >> >> >> This is the same response that I got internally. >> >> The download link is > >> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138 >> and you can choose to only download and install the compilers. > > The C++ compiler appears to the the full compiler that will build both 32 > and 64 bits apps. Will downloading just the compiler(s) allow one to build > Python with the project files in PCBuild or does something else need to be > checked also? > > >>> To use the SDK compiler, you need to do a few manual steps first. >>> >>> After starting a command window, you need to run a batch file to >>> configure >>> your environment. Choose the appropriate option from >>> >>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat >>> >>> or >>> >>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat >>> >>> Then set two environment variables: >>> >>> set MSSdk=1 >>> set DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1 >>> >>> After these steps, the standard python setup.py install should work. > > > This may be fine for building extensions, but it appears that more > instructions are needed for a novice to build python itself.
There is a build.bat file in the PCbuild directory that will rebuild Python from a command prompt. After entering the commands listed above at a command prompt, I was able to build a debug version of Python 2.7.3 by moving to <branch_dir>\PCbuild and entering "build -d" (the -d indicates a debug build). > > Following the instruction in the developer's guide, > http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html#windows > I was able to download and install vc express, double click on > <branch_dir>/PCBuild/pcbuild.sln to bring up the VS GUI, and use the menu to > build a debug version of that branch. The new python is put in the same > directory and can be run with another menu selection. Any alternate path > should be that easy too. casevh > > > -- > Terry Jan Reedy > > _______________________________________________ > 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/casevh%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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
