[Python-Dev] compiling python2.5 (msys+mingw+wine) - giving up using msvcr80 assemblies for now (original) (raw)

Michael Foord fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk
Tue Jan 20 14:13:16 CET 2009


Tim Lesher wrote:

On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 08:02, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <luke.leighton at googlemail.com> wrote:

of course - if python for win32 ENTIRELY DROPPED msvc as a development platform, and went for an entirely free software development toolchain, then this problem goes away.

That's a non-starter for anyone who incorporates Python in an existing MSVC-based development environment. When in Rome... There would also be a significant performance cost. The PGO (Profile Guided Optimisation) compilation of Visual Studio is impressive.

Michael

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