Compile python extensions under windows/cygwin

[David Lyon]

On Sun, 24 May 2009 15:34:42 -0700 (PDT), Joana <joanacfcampos at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I mantain Python on Windows, all installed packages are under c:
> \Python25\Lib\site-packages. Now I have to build C libraries used by
> python extensions and I am using cygwin, but I don't know how to
> install the module in Windows directory.
> 
> Can anyone help me?

I think it is a problem because as far as I know cygwin cannot
see files outside of /cygwin. 

Where is python installed in cygwin?

Can't you install the same packages into cygwin?

and then do your building in there...?

David