[Python-Dev] Status of C compilers for Python on Windows

[Ray Donnelly]

On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 8:54 PM, Steve Dower <Steve.Dower at microsoft.com> wrote:
> Greg Ewing wrote:
>> Nick Coghlan wrote:
>>> That assumption will allow MinGW-w64 to link with the appropriate
>>> MSVCRT versions for extention building without anything breaking.
>>
>> If that works, then the same technique should allow CPython itself to be built
>> in a VS-compatible way with mingw, shouldn't it?
>>
>> Those objecting to a mingw-built python seem to be assuming that such a thing
>> will necessarily be incompatible with VS builds, but I don't see why that has to
>> be the case.
>
> That's true, and a good point that I missed. However, the main (practical) desire for building CPython with something other than VS seems to be to avoid having to be compatible with VS.

I've no idea where you get that impression from, no one has expressed
anything even approximating that. For me it's to avoid using closed
source software for my hobbyist programming and to help to create a
vibrant Open Source distribution for Windows, because I quite like
Windows; it's got a lot going for it. For others it's to ensure that
everything they care about (CPython with Fortran for example) works
together properly and reliably. I expect that avoiding compatibility
couldn't be further from any of our wishes.

>
> It's entirely possible that having two alternative builds of CPython would force everyone to be more compatible, but I think it's more likely to simply end up being two different worlds. Maybe I'm being unnecessarily cynical :)
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
>
>> --
>> Greg
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