Hi,

I'm trying to install pywin32 on an XP machine.

I was first requested to install vs2003 which I couldn't find. Installing
vs2008 didn't solve the problem either.

I tried another way and installed mingw32. That seemed to take me a bit
further, but not so much...

When I run setup.py with build -c migw32 I get a long list of error messages
starting with:


Building pywin32 2.5.212.0
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
Found version 0x600 in C:\Program Files\\Microsoft
SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\include\SDKDDKVER.H
Skipping pywintypes: No library 'advapi32'
Skipping perfmondata: No library 'advapi32'
building 'dbi' extension
gcc.exe -mno-cygwin -mdll -O -Wall -DDISTUTILS_BUILD
-Icom/win32com/src/include -Iwin32/src -IC:\Python25\include
-IC:\Python25\PC "-IC:\Program Files\\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\include"
-c win32\src\dbi.cpp -o build\temp.win32-2.5\Release\win32\src\dbi.o
In file included from win32\src\dbi.cpp:14:
win32\src\pywintypes.h:16: warning: ignoring #pragma warning
In file included from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:28,
                 from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/windef.h:177,
                 from
/mingw/lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../../include/excpt.h:20,
                 from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/windows.h:151,
                 from win32\src\pywintypes.h:21,
                 from win32\src\dbi.cpp:14:
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings.h:9:19:
sal.h: No such file or directory
In file included from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings.h:267,
                 from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:28,
                 from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/windef.h:177,
                 from
/mingw/lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../../include/excpt.h:20,
                 from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/windows.h:151,
                 from win32\src\pywintypes.h:21,
                 from win32\src\dbi.cpp:14:
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings_adt.h:16:
error: expected initializer before "char"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings_adt.h:17:
error: expected initializer before "unsigned"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings_adt.h:18:
error: expected initializer before "const"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings_adt.h:19:
error: expected initializer before "char"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/specstrings_adt.h:20:
error: expected initializer before "const"
In file included from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/windef.h:177,
                 from
/mingw/lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.5/../../../../include/excpt.h:20,
                 from C:/Program Files//Microsoft
SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/windows.h:151,
                 from win32\src\pywintypes.h:21,
                 from win32\src\dbi.cpp:14:
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:297: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:298: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:299: error:
expected initializer before "const"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:300: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:301: error:
expected initializer before "const"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:302: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:303: error:
expected initializer before "const"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:356: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:357: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:358: error:
expected initializer before "const"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:359: error:
expected initializer before "const"
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:360: error:
`__nullterminated' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:390: error:
`LPSTR' does not name a type
C:/Program Files//Microsoft SDKs/Windows/v6.0A/include/winnt.h:391: error:
`LPCSTR' does not name a type


There's much much more of these, but I hope it would be enough for you to
give me that right direction.

Thanks in advance,

Yaron
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