[issue4702] [PATCH] msvc9compiler raises IOError when no compiler found instead of DistutilsError

Tarek Ziadé added the comment: Fixed, thanks for the patch Philip, -- status: open -> closed versions: +Python 2.7, Python 3.1 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue4702] [PATCH] msvc9compiler raises IOError when no compiler found instead of DistutilsError

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[issue4702] [PATCH] msvc9compiler raises IOError when no compiler found instead of DistutilsError

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc added the comment: I agree with the patch, except that DistutilsPlatformError seems more appropriate - this function is called when the compiler object is configured, before it is used to actually compile files. -- nosy: +amaury.forgeotdarc resolution: -> accepte

[issue4702] [PATCH] msvc9compiler raises IOError when no compiler found instead of DistutilsError

New submission from Philip Jenvey : Python 2.6's new msvc9compiler misbehaves when it can't find a compiler (actually a utility of the missing compiler) in its query_vcvarsall() -- it raises an IOError instead of a typical distutils error build tools expect a consistent set of potential except