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
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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.
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My questions:
a) Why does the Python Foundation not provide additionally a binary version, compiled with MinGW or another open-source compiler?
b) Why does the Python Foundation not ensure, that the python source-code is directly compilable with MinGW?
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
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
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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.]
Just to add to all the other answers:
Don't just complain, submit patches and work at keeping them maintained. If this is done for a while it may be more of an argument for having them included
David -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
