[Python-Dev] Fwd: Broken link to download (Mac OS X) (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed Apr 14 21:03:15 CEST 2010

Paul Rudin wrote:

"Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> writes:

The major difference in the "do it yourself" attitude is that Mac user get a compiler for free, as part of the operating system release, whereas for Windows, they have to pay for it (leaving alone VS Express for the moment). JOOI why ignore the express versions of the MS compilers? All (I think) MS compilers are available for free in command line versions - it's the GUI tools you pay for.

Primarily out of a historical perspective: I think "we" started providing Windows binaries primarily because some people bought the appropriate license (of Visual Studio, and Wise Installer). IMO, that's a stronger reason than mere convenience.

As for available tools: I'm not sure how you would build an AMD64 release just with those tools.

Regards, Martin

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