Julien Fiore wrote: > > # step A.3 # > Install Mingw, the gcc compiler for Windows, available at > http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml. (we downloaded the file > MinGW-5.0.2.exe and installed only the "base tool" (this includes > mingw-runtime 3.9, w32api-3.6, binutils 2.15.91 and gcc-core 3.4.2). > Add Mingw path ("C:\MinGW\bin") to the Windows "Path" environment > variable. If you already have cygwin installed, add C:\MinGW\bin before > the Cygwin path.
I don't think this is safe. MinGW links with msvcrt.dll whereas the main Python distribution links with msvcr71.dll (due to Visual C++ 2003). It is not safe to mix and blend different C runtime libraries. If you are to build a C extension with MinGW, you also need to build Python against msvcrt.dll, i.e. you have to use a Python built with MinGW or Visual C++ 6.0. There other option is to make MinGW link against msvcr71.dll. I don't know if that is feasible. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
