Windows Studio 2008 Download

[Sturla Molden]

Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM at xs4all.nl> wrote:

> I haven't tried this, but installing the SDK should allow you to build extensions as
> well for that particular Python build. Be sure to get the SDK that belongs to vs2008,
> which is this one if I'm not mistaken:
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=11310

This will work fine, if you remeber to set the environmental variable
DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1

But it is an old compiler. Unfortunately a more recent Microsoft compiler
cannot be used.

I recommend a recent GCC or Intel compiler unless you have to use a
Microsoft compiler.

Sturla