[Python-Dev] MS VC 7 offer

[Paolo Invernizzi]

M.-A. Lemburg wrote:

> That's good to know (btw, how do you tell distutils which VC
> version to use ? or does it find out by itself using the
> Python time machine ;-). 

I simply run the right .bat file that sets all the needed variables 
before running the setup.py  ;-)

> If someone volunteers to maintain such a branch, I suppose
> there's nothing preventing it :-) 

As I guessed :-)
I think that the next release of scons can open new perspectives... (see 
previous post of  Greg Spencer)

> Perhaps we should look at the offer in a different light...
>
> What advantage would the move from VC6 to VC7 give Python users ? 

I don't know if there are advantages on *moving*... but I'm concerned on 
*adding*... a VC7 plus a VC6 release...

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Paolo Invernizzi