[Python-Dev] Can't build Zope on Windows w/ 2.4.1c1

[Tim Peters]

[ A.M. Kuchling]
> In distutils.msvccompiler:
> 
>    def __init__ (self, verbose=0, dry_run=0, force=0):
>        ...
>        self.initialized = False
> 
>    def compile(self, sources,
>                output_dir=None, macros=None, include_dirs=None, debug=0,
>                extra_preargs=None, extra_postargs=None, depends=None):
> 
>        if not self.initialized: self.initialize()
>        ...
> 
>    def initialize(self):
>        ... does not seem to set self.initialized to True!
> 
> I think the fix is to add 'self.initialized = True' to the
> initialize() method, but can't test it (no Windows).  This fix should
> also go into 2.4.1-final, I expect.

Dunno, but sounds good.  We certainly ought to "fix it" for 2.4.1
final, whatever the fix is.  I opened a bug report:

    http://www.python.org/sf/1160802