[Python-Dev] Python 2.4, MS .NET 1.1 and distutils

[M.-A. Lemburg]

M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> Thomas Heller wrote:
> 
>> Ronald Oussoren <ronaldoussoren at mac.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>> On 26-nov-04, at 17:27, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now since extensions for 2.4 will have to be built using the
>>>>> same compiler as Python itself (the one that comes with VC7.1
>>>>> which is the same as the one in the freely downloadable
>>>>> .NET 1.1 SDK)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My understanding is that these are not exactly the same compilers;
>>>> I recall that the freely-redistributable one lacks support for
>>>> optimization.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's not what their download page says:
>>>
>>> <quote href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/">
>>> Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003
>>>
>>>  The Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 includes the core tools
>>>  developers need to compile and link C++-based applications for
>>>  Windows and the .NET Common Language Runtime:
>>>
>>>     •     Microsoft C/C++ Optimizing Compiler and Linker.  These
>>>     are the same compiler and linker that ship with Visual Studio
>>>     .NET 2003 Professional!
>>> </quote>
> 
> 
> The compiler works happily with the optimization flags...

After doing some extra checks, looking at the generated
assembler and trying the /O2 flag, I have to correct this:
even though the compiler from .NET 1.1 supports the /G optimization
flags it doesn't seem to do any of the more complicated optimizations
which you get with /O2.

Mike Fletcher told me that the Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003
comes with the optimizing version of the compiler which is also
the one mentioned in the quote.

He also pointed me at:

	http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/cpp.shtml

So in summary you need these things if you want an optimizing
compiler for Python 2.4 extensions:

* MS VC++ Toolkit 2003

* MS Platform SDK (if you want to build Windows specific extensions)

In any, the compiler uses the same command line name, so a PATH based
search for the compiler would provide a useful extension for
distutils.

-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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