On May 25, 9:42 am, David Lyon <david.l...@preisshare.net> wrote: > On Sun, 24 May 2009 15:34:42 -0700 (PDT), Joana <joanacfcam...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I mantain Python on Windows, all installed packages are under c: > > \Python25\Lib\site-packages. Now I have to build C libraries used by > > python extensions and I am using cygwin, but I don't know how to > > install the module in Windows directory. > > > Can anyone help me? > > I think it is a problem because as far as I know cygwin cannot > see files outside of /cygwin. > > Where is python installed in cygwin? > > Can't you install the same packages into cygwin? > > and then do your building in there...? > > David
I think I don't understand this comment. All the drives on my windows machine are visible using the scheme: /cygdrive/<drivename>/<path>/<to>/<file> For example: bash-3.2$ ls -l /cygdrive/c/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts -rwx------+ 1 johnbre mkgroup-l-d 820 Nov 8 2008 /cygdrive/c/windows/ system32/drivers/etc/hosts bash-3.2$ and you can mount things in cygwin as you choose: http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html#mount-table The answer to the problem of compiling python packages was: * Download Visual C++ 2008 Express for free from Microsoft. * Find it was incompatible with compiling packages for my Python 2.5 (Visual Studio 2003). * Move to Python 2.6. * Problem solved, things compiled and worked -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list