In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John Machin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Jive wrote: >> "Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > OTOH, people who only have VC6 just need to buy VS.NET 2003, >> > which is still available. >> >> I don't even know how to do that! :-) What's the difference between >VC++ >> .net Standard and Visual Studio .net Pro? (Besides $370?) Is the >former >> C++ only, but with the IDE, and the later the whole shebang with >SourceSafe, >> VBASIC, and all that? >> >> OH NO! I've gone seriously off-topic. Please don't call the Spanish >> Inquisiton. Allow me to re-phrase the question: What do I need to >build >> (on-topic) Python extensions? > >Short answer to Jive's question: (1) free non-MS C compiler (either >MinGW or Borland) (2) inner calm. > >I really can't understand what all the screaming and yelling is about. >Windows Python is built using an MS compiler. Those extension >developers who can't/won't buy the MS compiler use either the free >MinGW compiler or the free Borland 5.5 compiler (or both!). Yes, you . . . ? As I read your description, it obscures the existence of the free lcc and the no-charge Microsoft compilers <URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/ > (along with such other popular alternatives as Cygwin, the Intel compiler, ...).
It's been years since I've tried any of these with Python. They *ought* to work, though ... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
