[Python-Dev] Re: Stability and change (original) (raw)

Neil Hodgson nhodgson@bigpond.net.au
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:47:36 +1000

Guido van Rossum:

I hear there's also a free Borland compiler, but I don't know anything about it. There used to be some Borland specific #ifdefs in the Windows pyconfig.h, but they've probably rotted away.

I support compiling Scintilla and SciTE with the Borland, Microsoft and GNU (mingw gcc) compilers. There are good reasons for using Microsoft (best optimization, tools, most used compiler for Python on Windows) and GNU (free and will stay free). Borland doesn't optimize as well as the others and may not always be available for free. The only win for Borland is that it has better diagnostics than the others.

Neil