[Numpy-discussion] failed to build numpy and Numeric in Windows

[Robert Kern]

Zhou, Mi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to build Numpy-1.01 in windows using "python setup.py
> build".  My C compiler is MSVS2005.

Hmm. I was pretty sure that MSVS2005 was not capable of building Python
extension modules that work with the official Python interpreter builds. That
doesn't explain or solve the problem that you state, but if the problem is
restricted to MSVS2005, it may not be worth solving.

-- 
Robert Kern

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 an underlying truth."
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