cl.exe missing

[Tim Golden]

On 25/05/2015 16:19, garyr wrote:
> I posted this on the Anaconda NG but haven't gotten an answer.
>
> I recently installed Python 2.7 using Miniconda. I'm now trying to build a
> Python extension module. My setup.py file is:
>
> from distutils.core import setup, Extension
>      module1 = Extension('pyssound',
>      sources=['ssound.cpp', 'pyssound.cpp'])
>      setup(name="pyssound",
>           version=1.0,
>           ext_modules = [module1])
>
> Initially I got the vcvarsall.bat missing error and I found the fix for
> that:
>      set MSSDK=1
>      set DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
>
> Now when I run setup I get:
>
> python setup.py build
> running build
> running build_ext
> building 'pyssound' extension
> cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG "-IC:\Documents and
> Settings\Owner\M
> iniconda\include" "-IC:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Miniconda\PC"
> /Tpssound.cpp
>   /Fobuild\temp.win32-2.7\Release\ssound.obj
> error: command 'cl.exe' failed: No such file or directory
>
> cl.exe is the Visual Studio VS2008 compiler which is the one used to compile
> Python 2.7. A search for VS2008 turns up this site:
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10986 which mentions
> vs2010, 2012 and 2013 but not 2008.
>
> Where do I find VS2008?

Try this:

   https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=44266

TJG