[Python-Dev] Moving Python 3.5 on Windows to a new compiler

[Eli Bendersky]

On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Sturla Molden <sturla.molden at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Brian Curtin <brian at python.org> wrote:
>
> > Well we're certainly not going to assume such a thing. I know people do
> > that, but many don't (I never have).
>
> If Python 2.7 users are left with a dead compiler on Windows, they will
> find a solution. For example, Enthought is already bundling their Python
> distribution with gcc 2.8.1 on Windows.
>

While we're at it, Clang in nearing a stage where it can compile C and C++
on Windows *with ABI-compatibility to MSVC* (yes, even C++) -- see
http://clang.llvm.org/docs/MSVCCompatibility.html for more details. Could
this help?

Eli
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