[Python-Dev] Python should be easily compilable on Windows with MinGW

[Andy Ray Terrel]

You might be interested in a project funded by NumFOCUS + PSF to make the
mingw ecosystem work with CPython.

http://mingwpy.github.io/

-- Andy

On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 12:24 PM, R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
wrote:

> On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:05:19 -0800, Dan Stromberg <drsalists at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > But what do you really think?
> >
> > IMO, windows builds probably should do both visual studio and mingw.
> > That is, there probably should be two builds on windows, since there's
> > no clear consensus about which to use.
> >
> > I certainly prefer mingw over visual studio - and I have adequate
> > bandwidth for either.
>
> I don't think there is much if any objection to the idea of making CPython
> compilable with mingw, we just need the official supported release to
> be the VS one for compatibility reasons.
>
> But, there has historically been a lack of a clear target in the mingw
> space for someone to actually produce a working generalized port (as
> opposed to, say, cygwin), much less generate a set of reviewable patches
> that could be incorporated in to the repository.  (Among other things
> for the latter we would need a mingw buildbot, and no one has stepped
> forward on that front at all, as far as I know.)
>
> I think there has been some progress lately, but it is a hard problem
> and needs more volunteer time.   Ideally we'd have someone who is all of
> passionate enough about it, knowledgeable enough about it, and patient
> enough to work with the others in the community who need to be involved.
>
> --David
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