installer for amd64 build of python?

[Steve Holden]

Brett Hoerner wrote:
> Trent Mick wrote:
> 
>>Yes. The MS Platform SDK is free and includes a compiler that can target
>>x86, ia64 and x64 (the latter is what MS -- and Sun -- are calling
>>AMD64).
> 
> 
> Thanks, looking at their site I can't find a Platform SDK for XP... am
> I looking for the Windows 2003 Server SDK...?  Seems counter-intuitive
> if so, but it does mention you can build 32 and 64-bit apps with it, I
> just assumed they would be uh, for Windows Server.
> 
> Thanks again,
> Brett
> 
I used the instructions at

   http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/

to install the MS Toolkit, but I haven't tried compiling 64-bit code 
myself, not having any 64-bit hardware.

regards
  Steve
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