[Python-Dev] VC++ 2008 Express Edition now locked away?

[Case Van Horsen]

On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
> On 3/6/2013 12:29 PM, Steve Dower wrote:
>>
>> From: Case Van Horsen
>
>
>>> The "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1"
>>> is still available for download. It includes the command line compilers
>>> that are
>>> used with VS 2008. I have used to create extensions for Python 2.6 to
>>> 3.2.
>>> There is a later version of the SDK (for .NET
>>> 4.x) that includes the compilers from VS 2010.
>>
>>
>> This is the same response that I got internally.
>>
>> The download link is
>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3138
>> and you can choose to only download and install the compilers.
>
> The C++ compiler appears to the the full compiler that will build both 32
> and 64 bits apps. Will downloading just the compiler(s) allow one to build
> Python with the project files in PCBuild or does something else need to be
> checked also?
>
>
>>> To use the SDK compiler, you need to do a few manual steps first.
>>>
>>> After starting a command window, you need to run a batch file to
>>> configure
>>> your environment. Choose the appropriate option from
>>>
>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars64.bat
>>>
>>> or
>>>
>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat
>>>
>>> Then set two environment variables:
>>>
>>> set MSSdk=1
>>> set DISTUTILS_USE_SDK=1
>>>
>>> After these steps, the standard python setup.py install should work.
>
>
> This may be fine for building extensions, but it appears that more
> instructions are needed for a novice to build python itself.

There is a build.bat file in the PCbuild directory that will rebuild
Python from a command prompt. After entering the commands listed above
at a command prompt, I was able to build a debug version of Python
2.7.3 by moving to <branch_dir>\PCbuild and entering "build -d" (the
-d indicates a debug build).

>
> Following the instruction in the developer's guide,
> http://docs.python.org/devguide/setup.html#windows
> I was able to download and install vc express, double click on
> <branch_dir>/PCBuild/pcbuild.sln to bring up the VS GUI, and use the menu to
> build a debug version of that branch. The new python is put in the same
> directory and can be run with another menu selection. Any alternate path
> should be that easy too.

casevh

>
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