Compiling python under Windows

[Gerhard Häring]

Steve wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to build python on win32 with either mingw (the win32 port of
> gcc) or the borland free compiler?  As I don't want to have to buy MS VC++
> just to try a changes that I plan to the core.

Python 2.1 beta 1 does. I have built it with a Cygwin compiler (you need
a recent one). IIRC Python 2.0 under GCC will not work out of the box.

Gerhard

PS: If you use the Cygwin compiler in Cygwin mode, be sure to compile
with --no-threads, as the Cygwin threads isn't quite there yet.
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