On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:37 PM, rahul garg <rahulg...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi. > > I downloaded Python 3.3 source, opened up the solution in VS2012 Express for > Desktop and built the "python" subproject using "Release" and "x64" > configurations. I now have a "python.exe" in the PCBuild/amd64 subfolder > that appears to be working as far as i can see. > > I have a few questions: > a) Is there a test suite that I can run to verify that the build is working > fine?
Last I checked there are some issues, but most of the tests should pass. You would run "PCBuild\python.exe -m test" from the top level of your checkout to see this. It's also covered at http://docs.python.org/devguide/ > b) I now intend to build some extensions (such as NumPy). Not sure if this > is the right list, but would I need to modify something in distutils to get > it working with VS2012? Yes. You'll probably need to point distutils to the correct batch file that sets up a VS2012 build environment. _______________________________________________ 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
