[Python-Dev] Adventures with x64, VS7 and VS8 on Windows

[Kristján Valur Jónsson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Martin v. Löwis" [mailto:martin at v.loewis.de]
>
> It doesn't need to, and reluctance is not wrt. to the proposed new
> layout, but wrt. changing the current one. Tons of infrastructure
> depends on the files having exactly the names that they have now,
> and being located in exactly the locations where they are currently
> located. Any change to that, whatever minor, will cause problems
> to some people.

Just to be absolutely clear:  You are talking about the build environment,
right?  Because I am not proposing to change any layout of the
installed Python (wherever that may be :)

I am baffled about why the build environment's layout matters,
but once an .msi install can place the binaries in any
old place it wants.  The build structure doesn't have to
reflect the final installed structure at all.

Kristján