Re: [Python-Dev] error: None when building extensions under 2.6

2008-08-24 Thread Amaury Forgeot d'Arc
Hello, 2008/8/23 Fredrik Lundh [EMAIL PROTECTED]: when I'm trying to build extensions under Python 2.6 on Windows XP, the build process terminates with single line that says: error: None which is about as useless as an error message can be. Googling for this brings up a few hits which

Re: [Python-Dev] error: None when building extensions under 2.6

2008-08-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Amaury Forgeot d'Arc wrote: when I'm trying to build extensions under Python 2.6 on Windows XP, the build process terminates with single line that says: error: None which is about as useless as an error message can be. Googling for this brings up a few hits which all seem to involve

Re: [Python-Dev] error: None when building extensions under 2.6

2008-08-24 Thread Thomas Heller
Fredrik Lundh schrieb: Amaury Forgeot d'Arc wrote: when I'm trying to build extensions under Python 2.6 on Windows XP, the build process terminates with single line that says: error: None which is about as useless as an error message can be. Googling for this brings up a few hits

Re: [Python-Dev] error: None when building extensions under 2.6

2008-08-24 Thread Fredrik Lundh
Thomas Heller wrote: I'm beginning to suspect that I have a botched VS install on this machine, though. I'll investigate. Do you get a traceback when you set the DISTUTILS_DEBUG environment variable? Indeed I do: ... File c:\python26\lib\distutils\msvc9compiler.py, line 436, in

Re: [Python-Dev] error: None when building extensions under 2.6

2008-08-24 Thread Christian Heimes
Fredrik Lundh wrote: PS. Can any resident Microsoft compiler expert perhaps summarize the differences between the Express Edition and the real editions wrt. generated code? Are there any differences at all? The express edition does neither support PGO (profile guided optimization) nor cross

[Python-Dev] error: None when building extensions under 2.6

2008-08-23 Thread Fredrik Lundh
when I'm trying to build extensions under Python 2.6 on Windows XP, the build process terminates with single line that says: error: None which is about as useless as an error message can be. Googling for this brings up a few hits which all seem to involve setuptools (and none of the