Hi John, Thank you very much for your help and resolving my issue with "python-dev". I'll hopefully get my problem sorted today, if not I'm sure I'll be back with more questions! The C compiler I'm using is Microsoft Visual Studio 8. I have been told there are potential compatibility issues between this, my version of python and my fortran compiler. I have to use python 2.3 as it is compatible with a CFD package I'm using. I've resinstalled python properley so I'll persevere with my exsisting C compiler this morning and try MINGW32 if I have no joy.
Thanks again, Sile John Machin wrote: > 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
