[Python-Dev] MS VC 7 offer

[Williams, Gerald S (Jerry)]

Paul Moore wrote:
> One further data point - the free mingw gcc compiler generates
> binaries which depend on msvcrt.dll. So, if the Pythonlabs
> distribution switches to MSVC7, developers using MSVC6 *and*
> developers using mingw will be unable to build compatible extensions. 
> The only compatible compiler will be MSVC7 (either the paid for
> version or the free limited version).

Are there any reasons why we can't just switch to MINGW
instead? If the VC7 RT is the way of the future, then
presumably MINGW will eventually support it. If not, it
might be better to avoid VC7 anyway. :-)

gsw