Python MSVC++ binaries considered evil

[David Bolen]

"Tim Peters" <tim_one at email.msn.com> writes:

> Many VC5 users reported that the VC6-compiled Python distributions worked
> fine with their VC5 compiles after they installed the last service pack for
> VC5 (I believe that was SP3).  The only hint about that I ever found on MS's
> website was a short and vague statement about "binary compatibility issues"
> fixed in the last SP.

My guess is Microsoft probably slipped in the newer versions of
link/lib into the service pack to be able to process the newer files.

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