[issue30350] devguide suggests to use VS 2008 to build Python 2.7, but VS 2008 is no more supported?
Eryk Sun
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Mon May 15 09:14:11 EDT 2017
Eryk Sun added the comment:
>> It's a pain to try to install VS 2008 in 2017: it disappeared from
>> microsoft.com, at least the Express edition.
> I believe that is why Microsoft released the Visual C++ Compiler for
> Python 2.7
> (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266)
> although, if memory serves, there is some issue with the 64-bit
> toolchain.
That release is intended for building extension modules. Is it possible to configure it for building CPython?
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nosy: +eryksun
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