Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @Duncan: Yes, you are not wrong! :) > But this is not really open source in my opinion. > Ok there is the VC++ toolkit for download.
Which I agree totally is a real pain finding the right versions to download. > > I'm just curious, if there ever had compiled on windows using > that toolkit or even with gcc, and with gcc, whether there are > problems or/and differences in speed and run time behaviour. > Yes, people have compiled Python with gcc on windows. I believe it is slightly slower than the standard release, but I would guess that may depend on the exact versions of gcc/msc you choose to compare, and the exact compiler options you choose (or I may even be imagining it entirely). As I understand it, you can use Mingw to compile extension modules which are compatible with the standard release of Python, and of course there is always cygwin. But I still don't understand what difference it makes to anyone between: an application (could be open or closed source) running on an open source language (Python) compiled with a closed source compiler on a closed source OS. versus an application (could be open or closed source) running on an open source language (Python) compiled with an open source compiler on a closed source OS. at the end of the day you still have a mix of open and closed source components. If it makes you feel better to be using an open source compiler that's fine, but it doesn't really do anything for me. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
