ActiveState using different MS runtime files than official Python release? (was Re: Movable Python or ActivePython)

[python at bdurham.com]

Hi Trent,

On 10-05-05 12:04 PM, python at bdurham.com wrote:
>> I just took a look at the ActiveStatre 2.6.5.12 release (zip file
>> version) and noticed that this file does not include the MSVCR90.DLL run
>> time file - it includes MFC*.DLL files instead (and a different manifest
>> file as well).
>>
>> Can anyone explain why the ActiveState release uses different MS Visual
>> C runtime files than the official Python Foundation's release of Python?

> It doesn't. We use the same MSVC version as the python.org builds.
>
> Note that "MFC*.dll" files (IIRC, it has been a while) are 
> redistributable DLLs used by the included PyWin32 extensions that have 
> Python bindings for the Microsoft Foundation Classes GUI APIs.

Yes, you are correct about the MFC*.dll's being shipped as part of the
Py2Win32 extensions.

But I don't see the MSVCR90.DLL in your ZIP release. I do see a
MSVCR71.DLL.

Malcolm