[python-win32] Error while trying to compile a C module using MinGW

[Laurent Gautier]

Some follow-up.
When having a minimal "Path" variable defined (that is with only
C:\MinGW\bin), "python setup.py build" does work.
There might be something in my complete regular Path that confuses distutils.



2008/5/18 Laurent Gautier <lgautier at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I am experiencing problems while trying to build a C module.
>
> I have been through many explanations of how to setup a Windows XP box
> and I studied them carefully, and unsuccessfully, before posting here.
>
> For example, when trying to build the minimal example on wikipedia
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming/Extending_with_C#A_minimal_example
>
> I get:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Bozo\>python setup.py build -g
> running build
> running build_ext
> building 'hello' extension
> creating build\temp.win32-2.5\Debug
> gcc -mno-cygwin -mdll -O -Wall -g -IC:\Python25\include
> -IC:\Python25\PC -c hellomodule.c -o
> build\temp.win32-2.5\Debug\hellomodule.o
> error: command 'gcc' failed: No such file or directory
>
> The odd thing is that when I copy/paste the line
> gcc -mno-cygwin -mdll -O -Wall -g -IC:\Python25\include
> -IC:\Python25\PC -c hellomodule.c -o
> build\temp.win32-2.5\Debug\hellomodule.o
> into the very same DOS shell that gave the error, that line runs just fine.
>
>
>
> Any hint would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Laurent
>