Sile wrote: > Hi, > > I've been trying to get f2py working on Windows XP, I am using Python > 2.3. I'm new to python so I'm not too sure what I'm doing yet. I need > the python-dev package to run f2py. I have been told this is just the > header files and .dll and I need to put them somewhere my C compiler > can find them. I've searched the web and none of the python-dev > packages I've found are for windows. I was wondering is this > automatically part of the windows version and if so how I set it up so > my C compiler can find them. If it is not part of the standard package > does anyone know where I can find it??? > > Any help at all would be much appreciated.
The concept of "python-dev package" is a Debian concept which doesn't apply to Windows. The standard installation on Windows provides the header and library files that you need for interfacing with C. Don't put things where your C compiler can find them; do a standard no-frills install of Python2.4 using the .msi installer and tell your C compiler where the goodies are. E.g. using the MinGW32 gcc, you'd need things like: gcc -I\python24\include -lpython24 -L\python24\libs [first is "i".upper(), second is "L".lower()] Which C compiler are you using? You will need to add "C:\Python24" to the path so that you can invoke python easily; that will also enable anything else finding python24.dll if you do a "me only" install of Python. So give that a whirl and if you have any dramas, come back with questions ... HTH, John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
