[Python-Dev] Python + Visual C++ 8.0?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve wrote:
> I am using a Visual Studio 2005 Professional installation. I also ran
> vcredist_x86.exe. Moving msvc[mpr]80.dll to a directory on PATH didn't
> help. However, standalone executables work OK without any gymnastics.
> Does anyone know what the problem could be with the extensions?

Can't check right now - but could it be that the standalone executables
get an extra copy of this library in their binary directory, as part
of the build process?

> A quick attempt to compile Python from scratch using Visual C++ 8.0
> produced a python.exe, but it doesn't run (the debug / send report /
> don't send report box pops up). Has someone tried this before?

Yes; a patch to fix this problem has been checked into the trunk
(but I have no plans for backporting it to the 2.4 branch, as 2.4
will be compiled with VC7.1 "forever" - i.e. until its final release).

Regards,
Martin

P.S. I currently also plan to build Python 2.5 with VC 7.1.
P.P.S. You do know that this configuration (extension compiled
with VS2005, Python compiled wit VS.NET2003) is not supported,
right?