[Python-Dev] MS VC 7 offer

[Chad Netzer]

On Tue, 2003-05-06 at 15:06, Guido van Rossum wrote:

> Part of the offer was:
> 
> | Potentially we can even figure out how to enable anyone to
> | build Python using the freely downloadable compilers I mentioned
> | above...

Which would seem to exclude building on Win98 machines (or WinME
*snort*, or even Win NT 4).  Those platforms still have a huge installed
base, and I would assume a not insignificant developer base.

Is offering a MSVC6 version along with a more recent compiler version an
option?

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Chad Netzer
(any opinion expressed is my own and not NASA's or my employer's)