compiling mysql-python for python 2.3 on windows
Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org
Sat Jul 19 14:07:14 EDT 2003
Achim Domma wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need mysql-python for python 2.3 on windows. I downloaded the source and
> tried to build it myself, but I get linker errors:
>
> mysqlclient.lib(password.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol
> __ftol2
>
> The problem seems to be, that the mysql lib is build with VC7, but distutils
> tries to compile with VC6 (which are both on my machine). Can I force
> distutils to use VC7? Or has somebody prebuild binaries for windows? Or has
> somebody another hint on how to get it working on windows? I have also mingw
> 3.2 installed, if it would be helpfull!?
>
> regards,
> Achim
At least by rc1, 2.3 distutils supports VC 7.1. Perhaps that fix
will allow VC7, and perhaps not. Check the newest distutils docs
anway.
-Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org
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