Tangle of Extension Rebuilds?

[Roger Binns]

Paul VanHouten wrote:
> I don't have
> VC++ 6 nor can you but it now.

You can get a downgrade for $20.

> The bsddb3-4.2.4 build failed
> complaining that Python was built with VC++ 6.  I assume I can rebuild
> Python with VC++.Net but if I do will other existing extensions cease
> to work and require rebuilding?  Yikes!  Suggestions?

Use MinGW.  It is compatible with VC6.  Ensure that gcc etc are on
your path, and then use this to compile a package:

python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32 bdist_wininst

It will produce a .exe that you run to install the package.

Roger