Compiling Python using Microsoft Visual C++ 2008

[Colin J. Williams]

1.I have both 2.5 and 2.6 but both 
appear, under Recent Projects, as 
pcbuild.  It would be helpful if the 
Python Version could be indicated.
2.With 2.6, Python compiles and executes 
OK but various packages are not 
compiled, eg sqlite3.
3.Pythonw compiles OK but not sqlite3.
4.Mike Fletcher suggests an approach 
(http://www.vrplumber.com/programming/mstoolkit/) 
with Visual C for Python 2.4.  Is this 
still the recommended way to compile 
Python 2.6?
5.Python 2.5 source refers to an Older 
Visual C.  Automatic conversion to 
Visual C 2008 gives the message “Some of 
the properties associated with the 
solution could not be read.”  All 
projects except one had a single 
warning, there were no errors reported.
6.After conversion there is no python 
project, it is flagged “unavailable”.
7.Pythoncore builds with no errors and 6 
warnings but there is no executable.
8.Python 2.5 build _tkinter fails – 
tcl.h not found.

I would welcom advice on how to proceed.

Colin W.