Filip: > But what's so special about msvcr and visual studio compiler? Python > compiles fine with gcc under unixes, so is it a problem to compile > python interpreter with mingw and get rid of the proprietary runtime > dependecies?
MinGW uses an older version of Microsoft's runtime MSVCRT.DLL. While MSVCRT.DLL is present in all commonly used versions of Windows, the particular version varies and, unless you have licensed an older version of Visual C++, you probably do not have the right to redistribute it. Neil -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
