Python MSVC++ binaries considered evil

[Greg Landrum]

"Edward Diener" <eldiener at earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3C524424.8040601 at earthlink.net...
>
> It should be very possible to create a Python distribution using
> Borland's free compiler. It has some bugs, as does VC++, but is
> generally more compliant to the C++ standard than VC++.

Just out of curiousity, do you have any references to back up this
assertion?  I'm on the lookout for a compiler which is closer to the
standard than VC++.

Thanks,
-greg