June 22, 2012
8:55 p.m.
On 6/22/2012 6:09 AM, Vinay Sajip wrote:
Easy enough on Posix platforms, perhaps, but what about Windows?
Every time windows users download and install a binary, they are taking a chance. I try to use a bit more sense than some people, but I know it is not risk free. There *is* a third party site that builds installers, but should I trust it? I would prefer that (except perhaps for known and trusted authors) PyPI compile binaries, perhaps after running code through a security checker, followed by running it through one or more virus checkers.
One can't expect a C compiler to be installed everywhere.
Just having 'a C compiler' is not enough to compile on Windows. -- Terry Jan Reedy