PyCrypto builds neither with MSVC nor MinGW

[casevh]

On Feb 5, 6:40 am, Alec Taylor <alec.tayl... at gmail.com> wrote:
> PIL, PyCrypto and many other modules require a C compiler and linker.
>
> Unfortunately neither install on my computer, with a PATH with the following:
>
> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC
> C:\libraries\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin
> C:\libraries\MinGW
> C:\Python27\Scripts
>
> Output from G:\pycrypto>vcvarsall.bat
> Setting environment for using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 x86 tools.
>
> Error output from G:\pycrypto>python setup.py build --compiler msvc
> http://pastebin.com/nBsuXDGg
A couple of comments. You will need to complile either GMP or MPIR
first.

MPIR is a windows friendly fork of GMP and I use it create Windows
binaries
for gmpy.
>
> Error output from G:\pycrypto>python setup.py build --compiler mingw32
> 1> log1 2> log2
> Log1:http://pastebin.com/yG3cbdZv
> Log2:http://pastebin.com/qvnshPeh
>
> Will there ever be support for newer MSVC versions? - Also, why

Python 2.7 uses VS2008. I use the command line compiler included with
in
Microsoft's SDK 7.0 which is still available for download. I have
step-
by-step build instructions included in gmpy's source download. I would
try to build MPIR and gmpy first and then adapt/modify the process for
PyCrypto.

MPIR home page: www.mpir.org
gmpy source: gmpy.googlecode.com/files/gmpy-1.15.zip

> doesn't even MinGW install PyCrypto for me?
>

> Thanks for all suggestions,
>
> Alec Taylor
Hope these comments help...
casevh