[Python-Dev] Will ASTbranch compile on windows yet? (original) (raw)

Tim Peters tim.peters at gmail.com
Tue Jan 4 20:08:34 CET 2005

[olsongt at verizon.net]

I submitted patch "[ 742621 ] ast-branch: msvc project sync" in the VC6.0 days. There were some required changes to headers as well as the project files. It had discouraged me in the past when Jeremy made calls for help on the astbranch and I wasn't even sure if the source was in a compilable state when I checked it out. I'm sure it has discouraged other windows programmers as well.

I'd be surprised if it compiled on Windows now, as I don't think any Windows users have been working on that branch.

At the last (2004) PyCon, I was going to participate in the annual AST sprint again, but it was so far from working on Windows then I gave up (and joined the close-bugs/patches sprint instead).

I don't have time to join the current crusade. If there's pent-up interest among Windows users, it would be good to say which compiler(s) you can use, since I expect not everyone can deal with VC 7.1 (e.g., I think Raymond Hettinger is limited to VC 6; and you said you worked up a VC 6 patch, but didn't say whether you could use 7.1 now).

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