[issue7511] msvc9compiler.py: ValueError: [u'path']

[mike bayer]

mike bayer <mike_mp at zzzcomputing.com> added the comment:

> I think it's fair to ask the user to setup the environment correctly
before running "python setup.py install"

We're supporting automatic fallback to non-C install for those environments that don't support it.   We're just looking for a predictable CCompilerError to be raised for conditions like this rather than a ValueError where we have to parse the string message.

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