(Python newbie) Using XP-SP2/MSVC6: No Python24_d.lib, winzip barfs on Python-2.4.1.tar, cannot download bzip2

[Bill Davy]

Hi Jim,
I'm not sure that it would be the complete answer, but could you zip me
python24_d.(lib/dll/exp) ?
We are not on VC7.1 (our customer has a mountain of legacy code) and I do
not want to be incompatible with them.  I will see if I can run MSVC6
alongside VC7.1 but have to put customer compatibility firts (I have tried
to edge them on but without success).
Many thanks
	Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: James Carroll [mailto:mrmaple at gmail.com] 
Sent: 18 April 2005 18:10
To: Bill Davy; python-list at python.org
Subject: Re: (Python newbie) Using XP-SP2/MSVC6: No Python24_d.lib, winzip
barfs on Python-2.4.1.tar, cannot download bzip2

Hi Bill,

Python 2.4 requires VC7.1 I just ran into this recently.  Once I
installed VC7.1, I could easily compile the Python source to create a
debug lib.

Winzip should be able to read the python source tarball... There is
one trick though.  Once you download it, it might get renamed to
python.tar.gz.tar  and the trick is to rename the file's extension to
tar.gz or (my preference)  .tgz.

If it really is a bzip2 file, then you'll need some sort of bunzip.  I
use the cygnus version, but I don't remember having to do anything out
of the way for the python source.

-Jim

On 4/18/05, Bill Davy <Bill at synectixltd.com> wrote:
> 
> "A.B., Khalid" <abkhd at earth.co.jp> wrote in message
> news:1113834504.919986.129180 at z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > Bill Davy wrote:
> >> I downlaoded and installed
> >> http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.4.1/python-2.4.1.msi
> >>
> >> I'm trying to build an extension using SWIG 1.3.24 and the linker
> > needs
> >> python24_d.lib (I do not have the DLL either).  I've not found it in
> > any of
> >> the
> >> downloads.
> 
> > I am no expert in MSVC6, but it sounds like maybe you need to supply
> > the no-debug switch in your extention setup.py file: /d NDEBUG.
> >
> > In case that does not work and help on this is not forthcoming, you can
> > always try pyMinGW[1].
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Khalid
> 
> Hmm, that's one possibility but I really do need to keep the debugger
> version going.  I'm only just getting started.  Any other suggestions?
> 
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