MinGW and Python

[Ames Andreas]

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> From: python-list-bounces+andreas.ames=comergo.com at python.org 
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> g] On Behalf Of Ross Ridge
> Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 8:53 PM
> Subject: Re: MinGW and Python
> 
> 
> No one is working on removing MinGW's depency on MSVCRT.DLL.

There is certainly work underway to ease the use of msvcrXX in
mingw built binaries.  It's already possible to do it today 
with some tweaking, but I seem to remember that this was already
mentioned in this thread.

For example:

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=7374474

I don't think it is a technical problem that prevents a
mingw-python from being distributed, I rather see (in no
particular order):

1) psychological issues:  'convenient IDE', 'better debugger'

2) legal issues:  redistribution of msvcrXX

3) 'economical' issues:  no one seems to be willing to reliably 
   support a mingw-python

No. 2 could be a show-stopper.

There remains one technical issue that isn't a killer but would
be inconvenient, IMHO:  Can pywin32 be made working with a
mingw-python (I'm quite sure it can't be made building on it)?
I'd appreciate any datapoints about that ...


cheers,

aa

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