[python-win32] Problem building pywin32

[Mark English]

> From: Mark Hammond [mailto:mhammond at skippinet.com.au] 
> Sent: 15 December 2004 22:35 
> To: Mark English; python-win32 at python.org
> Subject: RE: [python-win32] Problem building pywin32
> 
> <snip>
> > Is there a way to pass this (include directory) as a command line
argument to setup.py ?
> 
> Unfortunately, there is not.  Why exactly do you want this?  
> For Python 2.3, you don't want the MSVC7 header files, and 
> for Python 2.4 (which does use VC7), things seem to work fine 
> for me here, even though I also have the SDK installed.
> 
> I did yesterday manage to make a change to win32com.shell 
> that no longer builds on another box I have access to - I'm 
> sorting that out now.  I see breakage on 2.3 though which 
> should never try and use the VC7 one, so I doubt it is 
> exactly the same problem.
> 
> Mark
> 
I realise now this was laziness on my part. I have an out of date SDK
installation, and normally rely on the version that ships with VC7.1 for
what I need. Various structures and API methods were not being defined.

Thanks,
Mark (Another one)


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