Ilias Lazaridis wrote: > I'm a newcomer to python: > > [EVALUATION] - E01: The Java Failure - May Python Helps? > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/75f0c5c35374f553 > > - > > I've download (as suggested) the python 2.4 installer for windows. > > Now I have problems to compile python extension that some packages > depend on. > > I use the MinGW open-source compiler. > > - > > My questions: > > a) Why does the Python Foundation not provide additionally a binary > version, compiled with MinGW or another open-source compiler? >
It's not necessary. > b) Why does the Python Foundation not ensure, that the python > source-code is directly compilable with MinGW? > Are you sure it isn't ? > c) Why are the following efforts not _directly_ included in the python > source code base? > > http://jove.prohosting.com/iwave/ipython/pyMinGW.html > > above link found in this thread: > > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/c9f0444c467de525 > > d) Is it really neccessary that I dive into such adventures, to be able > to do the most natural thing like: "developing python extensions with > MinGW"? > > http://starship.python.net/crew/kernr/mingw32/Notes.html > Not very difficult. The mingw compiler *is* supported through distutils. distutils can straightforwardly be configured to build extensions with mingw. The relevent lib files need converting, which is also simple. I did it for Python 2.3. For Python 2.4 I use the free MS optimimizing compiler. That does need a bit of hacking into distutils, but gain - not very difficult. Regards, Fuzzy http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml > e) Is there any official statement available regarding the msvcr71.dll > and other MS licensing issues? > > [see several threads "[Python-Dev] Is msvcr71.dll re-redistributable?"] > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2005-February/thread.html > > f) Are there any official (Python Foundation) statements / rationales > available, which explain why the MinGW compiler is unsupported, although > parts of the community obviously like to use it? > > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/dc3474e6c8053336 > > - > > I just want to understand. > > Thankfull for any pointer to official documents / statements. > > [google is _not_ a fried here. I like to have a stable development > environment, which is supported by the official projects, thus it can > pass quality-assurance without beeing afraid about every next release.] > > . > > -- > http://lazaridis.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
