[Python-Dev] compiling python2.5 (msys+mingw+wine) - giving up using msvcr80 assemblies for now

[Roumen Petrov]

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>>> No, Python 2.5 is linked with msvcr71.dll.
>>  ehn? i don't see that anywhere in any PC/* files - i do see that
>> there's a dependency on .NET SDK 1.1 which uses msvcr71.dll
> 
> Take a look at PCbuild/pythoncore.vcproj. It says
> 
>         Version="7.10"
> 
> This is how you know VS 2003 was used to build Python 2.5, which
> in turn links in msvcr71.dll.

Luke, the python MSVC build assume equivalence between MSVC compiler and 
  runtime, i.e. if compiler is version X the runtime is version Y.
This is not try for GCC(mingw) build. This compiler is more flexible and 
allow build against different runtimes. But you know this - I already 
comment issue870382 in the patch.


> Regards,
> Martin