[This discussion doesn't really belong here... perhaps python-dev would be a better place ?!] Jason Tishler wrote:
I like the idea of being able to build Python using cygwin tools on Windows. This opens new possibilities for people who don't have access to a compiler on Windows.
I agreed and hope that people find at least some of my patch useful. Any suggestions on how to move forward? Should I just redo the patch against Python CVS and submit it to the Patch Collector? I was hoping to get some feedback before doing so.
If the patch allows compiling Python with cygwin tools, I think this would be a valuable addition to the Python supported compiler backends. However a couple of things need to be tested: * Does Python compile without warnings ? * Does the patch interfere with any other compiler backends on the targetted platforms ? * Does the compiled Python version pass the regression suite ? * Are there any issues to be considered, e.g. wrt to licensing ? * Is there enough documentation to allow the average user with some C background to setup a compiler environment which then compiles Python out of the box ? More specifically: * Since we already have a compiler backend on Windows, are there ways to enable/disable compiling a version which works together with MS VC compiled extensions ? Anyway, I don't see any reason why not to upload the patches to SF -- they will get more visibility there than in this forum.
BTW, do the extensions build using cygwin also work with the stock Python 2.0 installation ? AFAIR there have been a few problems with this in the past.
Some extensions built with Cygwin will, mine won't. My extensions are standard Cygwin DLLs not to be confused with extensions built with mingw or with Cygwin using the -mno-cygwin option. They are linked with a Cygwin Python import library and not the stock Win32 Python one. They are also dependent on the Cygwin POSIX emulation DLL, cygwin1.dll.
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