On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 1:48 PM, M.-A. Lemburg <m...@egenix.com> wrote: > On 25.06.2015 17:12, Zachary Ware wrote: >> The old files are moved to PC/VS9.0, and they work as expected as far >> as I've tested them. > > So it's still possible to build with "just" VS 2008 installed > or will the VS 2010 (or later) be required for those old > files as well ?
Only VS 2008 is required for the old files. Building in PC/VS9.0/ post-backport is exactly the same as building in PCbuild/ pre-backport. > I guess will have the discussion about switching compilers > for Python 2.7 again at some point. People writing extensions > will sooner or later want to use features from more recent > compilers for Python 2.7 as well :-) I expect the same outcome every time it comes up --- too much breakage for not enough benefit :) -- Zach _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
