Problem with Swig/C++/Python and python21.lib

[Thomas Heller]

"Sébastien" <seb.goldstein at caramail.com> wrote in message news:2a8f832c.0110020032.3a48fba6 at posting.google.com...
> Hey,
>
> I'm currently using Swig to integrate python and C++.
> I work with Win2000, MSVC++ 5.0 and Python 2.1
>
> From my test.h, test.cpp and test.i, Swig
> generates a test_wrap.cpp.
> I include in the project settings all the necessary directories.
> I try to build a release version and I have this error message :
>
>
> --------------------Configuration: test - Win32
> Release--------------------
> Compiling...
> test.cpp
> test_wrap.cpp
> Linking...
> c:\Python21\libs\python21.lib : fatal error LNK1106: invalid file or
> disk full: cannot seek to 0x3bb5cb9b
> Error executing link.exe.
>
> test.dll - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
This has been reported before, IIRC the python21.lib is built with MSVC6.0
and has a different format not understood by MSVC5.0. You should
search c.l.p archives for the solution, maybe you have to upgrade
your compiler to the latest and greatest servie pack?

Thomas