Paolo Invernizzi wrote: > M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > >> as I read >> the quotes on the VC compiler included in the .NET SDK, it will only >> generate code that runs with the .NET libs installed. Could be wrong, >> though. > > Uh? The VC compiler included with the .NET SDK can only generate > managed code? I don't think so... That's what I read in messages on this topic on google groups. I've just downloaded the SDK myself and will probably give it a go later today. >> Given that tools like distutils probably don't work >> out of the box with the VC7 compiler suite, I'd wait at least >> another release before making VC7 binaries the default on >> Windows. > > Actually I have VC6 *and* VC7 in my at-work machine, python22 (Standard > distribution, VC6 based), python 23b1 (Standard, VC6 based) and python > cvs, wich I manually build with VC7. > I can build/install distutils packages choosing wich environment to use > (6 or 7) and python to use (22, 23b1, 23 head). > So I think this is a no-problem... That's good to know (btw, how do you tell distutils which VC version to use ? or does it find out by itself using the Python time machine ;-). > But isn't possible, at least, to have a 'not-default' release compiled > with VC7? > > It can be a boost for having other *complicated* packages released with > VC7 among with VC6 (I'm thinking at wxPython, and so...) If someone volunteers to maintain such a branch, I suppose there's nothing preventing it :-) Perhaps we should look at the offer in a different light... What advantage would the move from VC6 to VC7 give Python users ? -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Software directly from the Source (#1, May 08 2003) >>> Python/Zope Products & Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ EuroPython 2003, Charleroi, Belgium: 47 days left
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