[Python-Dev] MinGW and libpython24.a

[David Abrahams]

"Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Is the instruction at
>> http://www.python.org/dev/doc/devel/inst/tweak-flags.html#SECTION000622000000000000000
>> still relevant?  I am not 100% certain I didn't make one myself, but
>> it looks to me as though my Windows Python 2.4.1 distro came with a
>> libpython24.a.  I am asking here because it seems only the person who
>> prepares the installer would know.
>
> That impression might be incorrect: I can tell you when I started
> including libpython24.a, but I have no clue whether the instructions
> you refer to are correct - I don't use the file myself at all.
>
>> If this is true, in which version was it introduced?
>
> It was introduced in 1.20/1.16.2.4 of Tools/msi/msi.py in response to
> patch #1088716; this in turn was first used to release r241c1.

Thanks!

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Dave Abrahams
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