[issue20788] distutils.msvccompiler - flags are hidden inside initialize()

2021-02-03 Thread Steve Dower
Steve Dower added the comment: Distutils is now deprecated (see PEP 632) and all tagged issues are being closed. From now until removal, only release blocking issues will be considered for distutils. If this issue does not relate to distutils, please remove the component and reopen it. If y

[issue20788] distutils.msvccompiler - flags are hidden inside initialize()

2014-03-07 Thread Éric Araujo
Éric Araujo added the comment: It may be a good idea to make this information directly available in the sysconfig module, for example. Before working on a patch right away, I’d recommend getting in touch with build tools developers and ask them what other hidden information they are extractin

[issue20788] distutils.msvccompiler - flags are hidden inside initialize()

2014-02-26 Thread Matt Goodman
New submission from Matt Goodman: The flags that you need to compile against libpythonXX.lib are hidden inside of the distutils.msvccompiler class. This is ok if you want to use distutils to compile extensions against the binary, but other build systems need to run initialize() to get access