Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/distutils In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv7702/Lib/distutils Modified Files: msvccompiler.py Log Message: SF patch #1071739 (by Christos Georgiou) This patch offers a better explanation in case the MS VC++ (free) toolkit is installed but the .NET Framework SDK is not. Index: msvccompiler.py =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py,v retrieving revision 1.62 retrieving revision 1.63 diff -u -d -r1.62 -r1.63 --- msvccompiler.py 10 Nov 2004 22:23:14 -0000 1.62 +++ msvccompiler.py 24 Nov 2004 22:31:11 -0000 1.63 @@ -124,10 +124,15 @@ self.set_macro("VSInstallDir", vsbase + r"\Setup\VS", "productdir") net = r"Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework" self.set_macro("FrameworkDir", net, "installroot") - if version > 7.0: - self.set_macro("FrameworkSDKDir", net, "sdkinstallrootv1.1") - else: - self.set_macro("FrameworkSDKDir", net, "sdkinstallroot") + try: + if version > 7.0: + self.set_macro("FrameworkSDKDir", net, "sdkinstallrootv1.1") + else: + self.set_macro("FrameworkSDKDir", net, "sdkinstallroot") + except KeyError, exc: # + raise DistutilsPlatformError, \ + ("The .NET Framework SDK needs to be installed before " + "building extensions for Python.") p = r"Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\Product" for base in HKEYS: