Bill Davy wrote: > I downlaoded and installed > http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4.1/python-2.4.1.msi > > I'm trying to build an extension using SWIG 1.3.24 and the linker needs > python24_d.lib (I do not have the DLL either). I've not found it in any of > the > downloads. > > So I tried to download the source to build it myself. Of > http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4.1/Python-2.4.1.tar.bz2 and > http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4.1/Python-2.4.1.tgz, WinZip (9.0 SR1) > just says "Error reading header after processing 0 entries". > > Additionally, I've had no joy downloading the unzipper > (ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/bzip2/v102/bzip2-102-x86-win32.exe) from the > site cited for the unzipper (http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2/). It flashed > up a > black console window momentarily. > > Oh, this is sooooo frustrating! :-( > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > And then I can get to grips with my work. > > tia > Bill
I am no expert in MSVC6, but it sounds like maybe you need to supply the no-debug switch in your extention setup.py file: /d NDEBUG. In case that does not work and help on this is not forthcoming, you can always try pyMinGW[1]. Regards, Khalid [1] pyMinGW: http://jove.prohosting.com/iwave/ipython/pyMinGW.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
