My bad. Saying $ python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32
fixes this problem. Bill > I'm trying to build PyLucene 2.9.2 on Windows XP with MinGW and msys, > using Java 1.6.0_18 SE and Python 2.6.4, without setuptools. I unpacked > the sources, and tried building JCC: > > $ python setup.py build > running build > running build_py > creating build > creating build\lib.win32-2.6 > creating build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc > copying jcc\config.py -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc > copying jcc\cpp.py -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc > copying jcc\python.py -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc > copying jcc\__init__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc > copying jcc\__main__.py -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc > creating build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\functions.cpp -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\JArray.cpp -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\jcc.cpp -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\JCCEnv.cpp -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\JObject.cpp -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\types.cpp -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\functions.h -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\JArray.h -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\JCCEnv.h -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\jccfuncs.h -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\JObject.h -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > copying jcc\sources\macros.h -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\sources > creating build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\patches > copying jcc\patches\patch.4195 -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\patches > copying jcc\patches\patch.43.0.6c11 -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\patches > copying jcc\patches\patch.43.0.6c7 -> build\lib.win32-2.6\jcc\patches > running build_ext > building 'jcc._jcc' extension > error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat > > $ > > This appears to be a regression of Python bug 2698. I'll try installing > setuptools and see if that masks the problem. > > Nope, same problem with setuptools-0.6c11 installed. > > Bill
