[Python-Dev] VS 2010 compiler

[Erik Bray]

On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 6:27 PM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
<chris.barker at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
> You can use "Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4".
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279
>
>
> Thanks. Last time I tried that route, it was for 64 bit py2.7. And it
> required some kludging of environment variables, and registry acces I don't
> have permission for.
>
> But it still may be the best bet. I'll give it a try when I have a chance.
>
> And this should be in the "official" docs...

For what it's worth, I've had good luck compiling *most* extension
modules on Windows using the gcc from MinGW-w64.

The big notable exception was that last time I tried compiling Numpy
with it I got a segfaulting Numpy.  But I never had a chance to
investigate why or if it's fixable.  My own extension modules work
fine on Windows when compiled in MinGW though.

Erik B.


> On Sat, Sep 26, 2015 at 12:24 AM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal
> <chris.barker at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>
>> As I understand it, the MS VS2010 compiler is required (or at least
>> best practice) for compiling Python extensions for the python.org
>> Windows builds of py 3.4 and ?[1]
>>
>> However, MS now makes it very hard (impossible?) to download VS2010
>> Express ( or Community, or whatever the free as in beer version is
>> called).
>>
>> I realize that this is not python-dev's responsibility, but if there
>> is any way to either document where it can be found, or put a bit of
>> pressure on MS to make it available, as they have for VS2008 and
>> py2.7, that would be great.
>>
>> Sorry to bug this list, I didn't know where else to reach out to.
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>> [1] it's actually prefer hard to find out which compiler version is
>> used for which python version. And has been for years. Would a patch
>> to the docs, probably here:
>>
>> https://docs.python.org/3.4/using/windows.html#compiling-python-on-windows
>>
>> Be considered?
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