OK, some progress here. I have two questions: 1) Let's forget about the Intel compiler(s) for the moment and focus on a standard Windows build. Python 2.6 comes with two classes in distutils: msvccompiler.py and msvc9compiler.py. In reading through these, it appears msvc9compiler.py is ideally suited for what I'm trying to do (use VS 2008 tools). Is it possible to select this via command line flags with config --compiler=xxx? Choosing "msvc" *seems* to go for msvccompiler.py (I'm just tyring to trace the magic as things build). 2) when using the standard msvc setup, things do seem to work re: setting up the build environemnt (see below). Now, the VS compiler kicks out a syntax error (output copied below). Any thoughts? This looks like a peculiarity of the VS compiler but I'm not sure. (I tend to prefer the Intel C compiler because it is more "Linux-like" and seems to be happier with cross-platform code.) Thanks, ~Mike C. ----------------------- [copying.... output edited for bevity] running build_ext No module named msvccompiler in numpy.distutils; trying from distutils customize MSVCCompiler customize MSVCCompiler using build_ext building 'numpy.core.multiarray' extension compiling C sources creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6 creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core\src C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\amd64\cl.exe /c /nolog o /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -Ibuild\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\src -Inumpy\cor e\include -Ibuild\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\include/numpy -Inumpy\core\src -I numpy\core\include -IC:\Python26\include -IC:\Python26\PC /Tcnumpy\core\src\mult iarraymodule.c /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core\src\multiarraymodu le.obj C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\amd64\link.exe /DLL /n ologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /LIBPATH:C:\Python26\libs /LIBPATH:C:\Python26\PCbuild\amd 64 /EXPORT:initmultiarray build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core\src\multia rraymodule.obj /OUT:build\lib.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\multiarray.pyd /IMPLIB:bu ild\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core\src\multiarray.lib /MANIFESTFILE:build \temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core\src\multiarray.pyd.manifest mt.exe -nologo -manifest build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\numpy\core\src\multiar ray.pyd.manifest -outputresource:build\lib.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\multiarray.p yd;2 building 'numpy.core.umath' extension compiling C sources creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\build creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\build\src.win-amd64-2.6 creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\build\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\build\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core creating build\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\build\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\src C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\amd64\cl.exe /c /nolog o /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -Ibuild\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\src -Inumpy\cor e\include -Ibuild\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\include/numpy -Inumpy\core\src -I numpy\core\include -IC:\Python26\include -IC:\Python26\PC /Tcbuild\src.win-amd64 -2.6\numpy\core\src\umathmodule.c /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Release\build\src. win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\src\umathmodule.obj umathmodule.c numpy\core\src\umathmodule.c.src(64) : error C2059: syntax error : 'type' numpy\core\src\umathmodule.c.src(70) : error C2059: syntax error : 'type' numpy\core\src\ufuncobject.c(1704) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'npy_i ntp' to 'int', possible loss of data numpy\core\src\ufuncobject.c(2425) : warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'npy_i ntp' to 'int', possible loss of data error: Command "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\amd64\ cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -Ibuild\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core \src -Inumpy\core\include -Ibuild\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\include/numpy -In umpy\core\src -Inumpy\core\include -IC:\Python26\include -IC:\Python26\PC /Tcbui ld\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\src\umathmodule.c /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-2.6\Re lease\build\src.win-amd64-2.6\numpy\core\src\umathmodule.obj" failed with exit s tatus 2 ----------------------- On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:36 PM, David Cournapeau <cournape@gmail.com>wrote:
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:18 AM, Michael Colonno <mcolonno@gmail.com> wrote:
I think this is doable; thankfully the Intel compilers on Windows and Linux are very similar in behavior.
The problem is that distutils does not abstract this kind of things: you have a CCompiler class, and a subclass Unix C Compiler, and then Intel Compiler. OTOH, the MS compiler is its own class which inherit from CCompiler - all windows specifics are encoded in this class. So I am afraid you will need to recreate all this class implementation for Intel C Compiler, because contrary to the Linux case, nothing is abstracted for windows.
As an aside: how were the Windows 32-bit installers created?
With mingw compiler.
Is it possible to recreate this process changing the target arch --> x64?
If you can build numpy with the Intel compiler, building the installer should be a no-brainer.
cheers,
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