New submission from Zachary Ware: The attached patch adds a CustomBuildStep to python.vcxproj which creates a 'python.bat' script in the root of the source tree for quicker and easier invocation for testing purposes, and to make the Windows Python developer experience a little closer to the UNIX experience. Sample output:
""" C:\path\to\cpython>type python.bat @rem This script invokes the most recently built Python with all arguments @rem passed through to the interpreter. This file is generated by the @rem build process and any changes *will* be thrown away by the next @rem rebuild. @rem This is only meant as a convenience for developing CPython @rem and using it outside of that context is ill-advised. @echo Running Debug^|Win32 interpreter... @"C:\path\to\cpython\PCbuild\python_d.exe" %* C:\path\to\cpython>python -c "import sys;print(sys.version)" Running Debug|Win32 interpreter... 3.4.0b1 (default:6864abd8e83a+, Dec 12 2013, 08:35:32) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel )] """ As the commentary (which can likely be improved) states, the script is re-created by every rebuild, so it always points to the most recently built interpreter. Also, being a CustomBuildStep, it is cleaned up automatically by the Clean build target. I'm not sure whether echoing the interpreter configuration is the best idea, but I personally prefer that over echoing the full command which has the potential to be very long. I think that the Configuration/Platform should be displayed somehow to reduce confusion since there could be up to 8 different interpreters living together in PCbuild (not to mention PC/VS10.0, when it exists someday) and python.bat will only point to one of them. Note that the x64 changes are done by hand and untested; I don't have the ability to do so just yet. ---------- assignee: zach.ware components: Build, Windows files: python.bat.diff keywords: patch messages: 205957 nosy: brian.curtin, loewis, tim.golden, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal stage: patch review status: open title: Create a 'python.bat' script to invoke interpreter from source root type: enhancement versions: Python 3.4 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file33103/python.bat.diff _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue19962> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
