MinGW and Python

[Josef Meile]

> Is there any specific reason for not using MinGW to build the official
> distribution of Python for Win32?
> A quick Google search did not reveal the answer to my question. If a
> link is available, please post it.
You may look at this thread:

* E02 - Support for MinGW Open Source Compiler
   http://tinyurl.com/lxfsz

There was a big polemic and it is really long, but there are some useful
posts there.

Regards,
Josef