[Distutils] Building Python extensions on 64-bit Windows using the SDK compilers

[Paul Moore]

On 24 September 2014 21:04, "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> Am 24.09.14 08:41, schrieb Paul Moore:
>> On 24 September 2014 07:14,  <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
>>> Zitat von Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Can anyone give me some advice, please? I am trying to build
>>>> extensions on Windows 64-bit, using the free Windows SDK compilers.
>>>
>>> Can you please be more specific? What SDK, and what free compilers?
>>> The bug report is about VS Express, not the SDK compilers.
>>
>> For Python 2.7, I was using the "Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7
>> and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1" x64 version. I set DISTUTILS_USE_SDK, and
>> got exactly the symptom mentioned in the bug.
>
> So what is the value of your vcvarsall.bat? Why could it not find the
> other interesting variables?

I'm using setenv.cmd, not vcvarsall.bat (because that's the advice I
found in the scattered documents I found). I'm not even sure I have a
vcvarsall.bat that I can call (the only working environment I
currently have access to with a SDK installed is only accessible in a
convoluted manner which makes investigation painful (appveyor, if you
know the system)

> If it's really the same issue: does any of the proposed patches help?

I am still in the process of trying to get a usable local environment
with the SDK installed. Once I do, I'll report back.
Paul