missing python-config and building python on Windows

[Mark Hammond]

On 1/08/2012 10:48 AM, Damon Register wrote:
> I am attempting to build gtk and glade using mingw/msys.  It seems that
> some
> of the packages require python.  I installed 2.7.3 using the installer from
> python.org.  That worked for some of the packages but now I am trying to do
> one that needs python-config which I don't find in the installation
> directory.
>
> I tried building from source using mingw/msys but that had too many
> problems
> so I gave up on that.  I thought I might try building with MSVC 2010 since
> it appears to be supported and I have that at work.  There are a few
> problems
> with this:
> 1. though I have looked in a few readme files, I don't see instructions for
>     installing what I have just built using MSVC.  Where can I find the
>     instructions for installing after building with MSVC?

There is no such process.  In general, you can just run directly from 
the built tree.

> 2. I have searched the project directory but I don't find
> python-config.  Is
>     this some sort of optional thing that isn't built by default?  I tried
>     searching this list and although I find a few questions about it, I
> don't
>     see an answer to where I can find it.

I'm afraid I don't know what python-config is.  It appears it might be a 
reflection of how Python was configured and build on *nix systems - if 
that is the case then it is expected that one does not exist for Windows 
(as it doesn't use the *nix build chain).

> 3. It seems that MSVC doesn't produce the .a library files needed for
> linking
>     into a mingw built program.  Do I have to do that fun trick to
> create the
>     .a from the dll?

I'm surprised MSVC *can* build .a files for mingw - but AFAIK, even if 
MSVC could do that, I believe Python makes no attempt to build with 
support for linking into mingw programs.

Mark