"Pat"wrote: > I thought I was being as clear and specific as I needed to be. > Apparently not. I'm talking about compiling the original source code
the python source or the extension source? > The bottom line is that compiling C extension modules would indicate the latter. setup.py handles that just fine, if you have the right tools. no pain at all. > Now, if you know something I don't, I'm all ears. But I don't see how > your suggestion solves my problem. if your problem is compiling C extension modules, I suggest getting a good compiler. I've done that, and compiling C extension modules is no problem at all. if your problem is that you don't want to use a good compiler, or that your company cannot afford to buy you a compiler, or you have other reasons to chose the "pain in the ass" way over the "it just works" way, I'm afraid I cannot help you. my time's too precious to waste on inferior tools. </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list