> The problem really is that when people ask for MingW support, they mean > all kinds of things,
Usually it means they want to build C or C++ extensions, don't have Visual Studio, don't know about the SDK compiler, and have misunderstood the CRT problem. As long at Python builds with the free Windows 7 SDK, I think it is sufficient to that mingw is supported for extensions (and the only reasons for selecing mingw over Microsoft C/C++ on windows are Fortran and C99 -- the Windows SDK compiler is a free download as well.) Enthought (32-bit) ships with a mingw gcc compiler configured to build extensions. That might be something to consider for Python on Windows. It will prevent accidental linking with wrong libraries (particularly the CRT). Sturla _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
