.NET SDK, compiling Python 2.0, anyone done it?

[Pete Shinners]

"Mike C. Fletcher" <mcfletch at home.com> wrote in
> As I will be leaving my current company in a few weeks, I'm looking to
> replace the company's C++ compiler with something free so that I can
> continue building various extension modules (mostly PyOpenGL).  From what I
> can see, the .NET SDK compiler is a full version of the command line
> compiler from visual studio.
>
> Has anyone tried this compiler with Python extensions?  From what I can see,
> the compiler doesn't seem to include some of the headers files that visual
> studio includes. In particular, it appears that basetsd.h isn't available,
> and it does appear to be required by the Python headers.
>
> Is there are better approach?  A better compiler for the task?  A document
> outlining what changes need to be made to compile with this compiler?


mike, i'm pretty sure i've heard this is the full and complete
MSCV commandline compiler, so i would assume there doesn't need
to be any changes. the only thing possible missing is the standard
MSVC headers and libraries. but i hear it is possible to get those
off the MSDN site somewhere, thus giving you a free full-working
MSVC compiler suite (minues the gui stuff).

i'd really like to hear if anyone has been successful putting a
compiler like that together or not.

anyways, support is also coming along nicely for borland's free
compiler and cygnus. in fact there's several patches sitting on
sourceforge that make python compile just fine with borland's free
commandline tools.

i would also like to hear of any success stories frpm anyone out
there working with these alternate compilers.