On 10/29/2014 03:09 PM, Paul Moore wrote:
On 29 October 2014 20:26, Donald Stufft
wrote: This sounds like something good for packaging.python.org
Yeah, I wondered about that. I'll work up a patch for that. But the more I think about it, it really is trivial:
I am reminded of an interview question I was once asked which was prefaced with: "Here's an easy one..." My reply was, if you know the answer, it's easy!
- For non-free MSVC, install the appropriate version, and everything just works. - For Python 2.7 (32 or 64 bit), install the compiler for Python 2.7 package and everything just works as long as you're using setuptools. - For 32 bit Python 3.2-3.4, install Visual Studio Express and everything just works. - For 64 bit Python 3.2-3.4, install the SDK, set some environment variables, and everything just works. - For Python 3.5+, install the current Visual Studion Express and everything just works.
I would suggest - where to get these packages - where to get any dependencies - any options to [not] specify during install - what environment variables to what value - where one should be at when one starts the compile process and, of course, a gotchas section for uncommon but frustrating things that might go wrong. And thanks for doing this! -- ~Ethan~