[issue4709] Mingw-w64 and python on windows x64
Henry Gomersall added the comment: Thanks Ralf - I'm happy and keen to help so please feel free to poke me if you need assistance with anything. I'll keep an eye out too - is it actively being discussed on any list? -- ___ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4709> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue4709] Mingw-w64 and python on windows x64
Henry Gomersall added the comment: @carlkl right, but it's not really a seamless experience. I think my question is: What needs to still be done in order that a user with a fresh Python install in Windows (and no compiler installed) can do "pip install an_extension_that_needs_compiling" and it _just works_? Is someone with a better understanding of the issues able to comment on this? -- ___ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4709> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue4709] Mingw-w64 and python on windows x64
Henry Gomersall added the comment: @Steve Great, so what needs to be done so that I as a package developer can do `pip install windows-build-system`, `python setup.py bdist_wheel` and it actually creates a wheel? (which AFAICT is the same problem). My interest is precisely as a package developer. I've spent far far too much time fighting compilers on Windows (many days) and I don't want to do that any more. Every time I come across a new machine, I need to re-establish the current way to do things, which invariably doesn't work properly because I can't find the SDK to download, or the SDK installation doesn't include things any more, or some other reason which I can't work out. On Linux, everything is basically wonderful - I notice no difference between pure python packages and extensions packages. -- ___ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4709> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
[issue4709] Mingw-w64 and python on windows x64
Henry Gomersall added the comment: Of course, I mean: *To be clear, the MinGW situation surely cannot be worse than the current situation.* -- ___ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue4709> ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
