Problems with gencache on Windows NT

[Mark Hammond]

Don Dwiggins wrote:

> I'm running Python 2.0 under Windows NT 4.0.  I've written a module that
> uses SQLDMO and calls gencache.EnsureModule (generated by makepy -i, as per
> the instructions) to force early binding.  I've run into the following
> problem when I run the program and there's no module for SQLDMO in gen_py:
> 
> When I run the .py file (double-clicking from Windows Explorer), I see
> dialogs showing that the makepy process is running; then the dialogs
> disappear, and I get the first prompt from my program (via raw_input) in the
> command window.  At this point, the command window is inactive; I can focus
> on the window with a pair of Alt-Tabs, but no cursor shows and I can't type
> into it (it doesn't even refresh if I move another window over it).  A look
> at Task Manager shows that there are no "busy" processes.
> 
> I can finally kill the thing by killing Python.exe with Task Manager
> (nothing less suffices).  After this, the generated files are properly
> present in gen_py, and I can run the program successfully.  I've tried this
> on two machines with the same results.
> 
> Any good words appreciated,

It is probably the GUI progress indicator.

Try adding "bForDemand=1" to the EnsureModule call.  This should make a 
much faster generation process, and as a result it makes no attempt to 
display a GUI dialog.

Mark.