[Python-Dev] MinGW and libpython24.a

["Martin v. Löwis"]

David Abrahams wrote:
> Is the instruction at
> http://www.python.org/dev/doc/devel/inst/tweak-flags.html#SECTION000622000000000000000
> still relevant?  I am not 100% certain I didn't make one myself, but
> it looks to me as though my Windows Python 2.4.1 distro came with a
> libpython24.a.  I am asking here because it seems only the person who
> prepares the installer would know.

That impression might be incorrect: I can tell you when I started
including libpython24.a, but I have no clue whether the instructions
you refer to are correct - I don't use the file myself at all.

> If this is true, in which version was it introduced?

It was introduced in 1.20/1.16.2.4 of Tools/msi/msi.py in response to
patch #1088716; this in turn was first used to release r241c1.

Regards,
Martin