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[Patrick K. O'Brien]

Phillip J. Eby wrote:
> 
> As for the "use of a compiler other than the one that built Python itself", 
> that's not correct either.  For example, it is common to build Python 
> extensions for Windows using distutils and the MinGW compiler, even though 
> Python itself is built with Visual C++.  Also, it's possible to get the 
> distutils to build using the freeware version of Visual C++ as well.

Unfortunately there is a good deal of outdated information on the web
that lists all sorts of hoops one needs to jump through to support a
compiler such as MinGW.  Or rather, used to have to jump through.
Things are much easier now.  Take Qt for example.  Most people still
refer to a webpage that lists lots of steps that are no longer needed,
at least not with Python 2.4.

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