[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: The issue was never really valid (except perhaps for the desire to document this more clearly), so closing. Anybody who would like to see the documentation improved, please suggest a specific change. -- resolution: - not a bug status: open - closed ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
Mark Lawrence added the comment: Given that we're already using VC++ 2010 for 3.4 and there is discussion here http://code.activestate.com/lists/python-dev/131023/ about changing for 3.5 can this be closed? -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
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[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
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[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
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[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
Martin v. Löwis mar...@v.loewis.de added the comment: Whether VC++ 2008 is required very much depends on what precisely you do in your extension. If you use a different compiler (in particular, a different CRT), chances are fair that the resulting extension crashes the interpreter. Users using a different compiler must understand the issues, and understand why it is safe to use a different CRT. Hence, I'm not sure that simplifying switching to a different compiler is a good thing - it will likely lead to more frustration because the resulting binaries fail in strange ways. -- nosy: +loewis ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
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[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
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[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
New submission from Eric Swenson e...@swenson.org: Building python extensions using distutils in python 2.6 with only VC++ 2005 installed no longer works. distutils appears to require VC++ 2008. The documentation on building extensions for Python 2.6 seems to suggest that VC++ 2008, while preferred, is not required and that it should be possible to build extensions with VC++ 2005. distutils appears to look for vcvarsall.bat in the VC++ 9.0 directories. It decides to use 9.0 based on the return value of distutils.msvc9compiler.find_build_version, which returns 9.0 -- presumably because python 2.6 was built on VC++ 9.0 (2008). Why is does it no longer search for older versions of VC++ (like 2005)? Is this a bug in distutils? If VC++ 2008 (9.0) is required to build extensions, then the python 2.6 web site should make this clear. -- assignee: tarek components: Distutils messages: 81833 nosy: eswenson, tarek severity: normal status: open title: distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0) versions: Python 2.6 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
Tarek Ziadé ziade.ta...@gmail.com added the comment: distutils will use the same compiler used to build Python. If you want to build with a previous version of MSVC, you need to compile Python with that particular version. That said, MSVCCompiler could probably take new options, to force the MSVC version and the arch. This is in theory. Are you willing to help me build that patch ? Some tests on your system would be appreciated. -- priority: - normal type: - feature request versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1 -Python 2.6 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue5235] distutils seems to only work with VC++ 2008 (9.0)
Eric Swenson e...@swenson.org added the comment: Hi Tarek, I have been debugging this and found the following: If you set the DISTUTILS_USE_SDK environment variable to any value (I used DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1) and the MSSdk environment variable to anything (I used MSSdk=1), and you manually run the vcvarsall.bat file that a VC++ user should find in his c:/Program Files/Visual Studio 8/VC directory, then easy_install/setuptools/distutils works fine for building extensions. It would appear that if you set those environment variables, and the cl.exe, and link.exe, etc. commands can be found on the path (the vcvarsall.bat file would have done this), then distutils.MSVCompiler (msvc9compiler) is perfectly happy to build the extension. That said, I think it would be nice to have a means of making this more painless. I'm more than happy to help out. If you have things for me to try/test, I'll be happy to do that. Since the compiler class is located automatically, and I don't know much about distutils, I don't, off the top of my head, know how to elegantly provide options to the not-yet-determined compiler class. (I'm sure you could point me in the right direction...) I have a vmware VM setup with windows xp, python 2.6, and VC++ 2008 to use for testing, so please let me know how I can best be of assistance. Thanks. -- Eric On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Tarek Ziadé rep...@bugs.python.org wrote: Tarek Ziadé ziade.ta...@gmail.com added the comment: distutils will use the same compiler used to build Python. If you want to build with a previous version of MSVC, you need to compile Python with that particular version. That said, MSVCCompiler could probably take new options, to force the MSVC version and the arch. This is in theory. Are you willing to help me build that patch ? Some tests on your system would be appreciated. -- priority: - normal type: - feature request versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1 -Python 2.6 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___ Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file13060/unnamed ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue5235 ___Hinbsp;Tarek,divbr/divdivI have been debugging this and found the following:divbr/divdivIf you set the DISTUTILS_USE_SDK environment variable to any value (I used DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1) and the MSSdk environment variable to anything (I used MSSdk=1), and you manually run the quot;vcvarsall.batquot; file that a VC++ user should find in his quot;c:/Program Files/Visual Studio 8/VCquot; directory, then easy_install/setuptools/distutils works fine for building extensions./div divbr/divdivIt would appear that if you set those environment variables, and the quot;cl.exequot;, and quot;link.exequot;, etc. commands can be found on the path (the vcvarsall.bat file would have done this), then distutils.MSVCompiler (msvc9compiler) is perfectly happy to build the extension./div divbr/divdivThat said, I think it would be nice to have a means of making this more painless. nbsp;I#39;m more than happy to help out. nbsp;If you have things for me to try/test, I#39;ll be happy to do that. nbsp;Since the compiler class is located automatically, and I don#39;t know much about distutils, I don#39;t, off the top of my head, know how to elegantly provide options to the not-yet-determined compiler class. nbsp;(I#39;m sure you could point me in the right direction...)/div divbr/divdivI have a vmware VM setup with windows xp, python 2.6, and VC++ 2008 to use for testing, so please let me know how I can best be of assistance./divdivbr/divdivThanks. -- Ericbrbrdiv class=gmail_quote On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Tarek Ziadé span dir=ltrlt;a href=mailto:rep...@bugs.python.org;rep...@bugs.python.org/agt;/span wrote:brblockquote class=gmail_quote style=margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex; br Tarek Ziadé lt;a href=mailto:ziade.ta...@gmail.com;ziade.ta...@gmail.com/agt; added the comment:br br distutils will use the same compiler used to build Python.br br If you want to build with a previous version of MSVC, you need tobr compile Python with that particular version.br br That said, MSVCCompiler could probably take new options, to force thebr MSVC version and the arch.br br This is in theory. Are you willing to help me build that patch ?br br Some tests on your system would be appreciated.br br --br priority: nbsp;-gt; normalbr type: nbsp;-gt; feature requestbr versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1 -Python 2.6br divdiv/divdiv class=Wj3C7cbr ___br Python tracker lt;a href=mailto:rep...@bugs.python.org;rep...@bugs.python.org/agt;br lt;a href=http://bugs.python.org/issue5235; target=_blankhttp://bugs.python.org/issue5235/agt;br
