[Python-Dev] Fwd: Broken link to download (Mac OS X)

[Eric Smith]

In my case it was not a waste of time. I use MSDN for dev and testing. Just not for release building.

"Steve Holden" <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:

>Paul Moore wrote:
>> On 14 April 2010 07:37, Paul Rudin <paul at rudin.co.uk> wrote:
>>> "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> writes:
>>>
>>>> The major difference in the "do it yourself" attitude is that Mac user
>>>> get a compiler for free, as part of the operating system release,
>>>> whereas for Windows, they have to pay for it (leaving alone VS Express
>>>> for the moment).
>>> JOOI why ignore the express versions of the MS compilers? All (I think)
>>> MS compilers are available for free in command line versions - it's the
>>> GUI tools you pay for.
>> 
>> I believe that the express editions don't include some of the advanced
>> optimisations (profile guided optimisation rings a bell) which are
>> used to build the official binaries. So if the binaries were built
>> using Express Edition, they would be somewhat slower.
>> 
>> That is just my recollection, however - it may be out of date or wrong.
>> Paul.
>
>I spent some considerable effort last year ensuring the developer
>community was well-supplied with MS developer licenses that give access
>to any necessary tools. Was I wasting my time?
>
>regards
> Steve
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