[python-win32] Building Extensions with BCC

[Mark Lamoreaux]

Thanks for suggestion Andrew.

Unfortunately, the compiler switch only works for the build command, not the install (i.e. it is not an option for the install command).  I downloaded the free Microsoft Visual C toolkit, but it must have a newer version of their compiler and Python refused to build or install using it.  I went back and re-built with the Borland compiler, and instead of using the automatic install, I copied the files to the appropriate places and now the library seems to work fine.  I'll probably want to get Visual Studio 6 and recompile before putting the extension in a production mode, though.



-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew MacIntyre [mailto:Andrew.MacIntyre at aba.gov.au]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:03 PM
To: Mark Lamoreaux
Subject: RE: [python-win32] Building Extensions with BCC


Supply the compiler switch to the install command.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Lamoreaux [mailto:Mark at TriAxialData.com]
> Sent: Friday, 10 September 2004 6:53 AM
> To: python-win32 at python.org
> Subject: [python-win32] Building Extensions with BCC
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to use/test the IndexedCatalog extension on 
> Windows.  No binaries existed for this extension, so I'm 
> trying to compile it.  Unfortunately, I don't have Visual 
> Studio 6.0.  I do have Borland C++, though, and after several 
> small adjustments, was able to successfully build the extension using:
> >python setup.py build --compiler=bcpp
> 
> Now that I have it built, I assume I still need to install 
> the extension.  When I try:
> >python setup.py install
> I receive the following error:  "Python was built with 
> version 6 of Visual Studio, and extensions need to be built 
> with the same version of the compiler, but it isn't installed."
> 
> I've read posts where others have successfully used 
> extensions built with BCC in the past, so is there something 
> I'm doing wrong in trying to finish the install, or does 
> Python 2.3 no longer support building extensions with 
> anything other than Visual Studio 6?
> 
> Thanks!
> Mark
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