In order to compile Python, I need to compile 7 external libraries manually that don't come with Python, the first being tcl. I'm compiling on VS 2008. Since the Python source doesn't have a PCBuild9 directory, I'm using the PCBuild8 directory. When following readme.txt to a T, tcl won't compile. First it gave me an error because an environment variable wasn't set, so I dug in and found out what needs to be set (MSDEVDIR, MSVCDIR, or MSSDK) and set it. Not that I know what it needs to be set to, but I made a good guess based on some google searches. Now I don't get that error, but I get a truckload of C errors when compiling. Here's the first one, or actually, all the output up to and including the first C error:
Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility Version 9.00.21022.08 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. =============================================================================== *** Compiler has 'Optimizations' *** Compiler has 'Pentium 0x0f fix' *** Linker has 'Win98 alignment problem' *** Intermediate directory will be '.\Release\tcl_Dynamic' *** Output directory will be '.\Release' *** Suffix for binaries will be '' *** Optional defines are '' *** Dependency rules are not being used. cl -nologo -c -W3 -YX -Fp.\Release\tcl_Dynamic\ -QI0f -O2 -Op -Gs -MD -I "..\win" -I"..\generic" -DTCL_PIPE_DLL=\"tclpip84.dll\" -DBUILD_tcl -Fo.\Relea se\tcl_Dynamic\ @E:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\nmD926.tmp cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-YX' cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-QI0f' cl : Command line warning D9002 : ignoring unknown option '-Op' regerror.c ..\generic\regerror.c(53) : warning C4996: 'errcode': This name was supported du ring some Whidbey pre-releases. Instead, use the standard name errno_t. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\INCLUDE\crtdefs.h(548) : see declaration of 'errcode' ..\generic\regerror.c(53) : error C2081: 'preg' : name in formal parameter list illegal what is going on here, and how do I compile these external libraries? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
