I don't think this is exactly on the same axis. Being able Python to build with a free compiler won't change this issue. Scientific Python won't be only the free compiler version, Visual Studio would remain the main citizen. It may fragment a little bit more the environment with people needing to pay attention to which compiler/Python version the Python extension/module is compatible with. And jettisonning Visual Studio for building Python is not an option because of the amount of applications relying on both (Visual Studio and Python) in companies.
Cheers, Matthieu 2014-10-10 15:36 GMT+01:00 Tres Seaver <tsea...@palladion.com>: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 10/10/2014 05:26 AM, Larry Hastings wrote: >> IMO the benefit from supporting other compilers on Windows is >> negligible > > Did you miss the OP's point that OpenBLAS cannot be compiled with MSVC, > raising the priority of mingw-buildable extensions for numerical work? > > > Tres. > - -- > =================================================================== > Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 tsea...@palladion.com > Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAlQ37vYACgkQ+gerLs4ltQ6V9ACffcq9Cn+kHzDZxaWJ63NVb6Uk > SasAoK5kNfBrCupcBz3FcRsUjs2aZxvu > =LFqg > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/matthieu.brucher%40gmail.com -- Information System Engineer, Ph.D. Blog: http://matt.eifelle.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieubrucher Music band: http://liliejay.com/ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
