Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-04 Thread Franz Steinhaeusler
Hello, I'm only curious. Why is Python and most extension (also wxPython) not built using an open source compiler like gcc or g++ on Windows? I'm always wondering, why Microsoft is still supported in that way, using VC++ 7.1, if I'm not wrong. Ok, maybe the compiled assembler code could be bett

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-05 Thread Duncan Booth
Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I'm only curious. > > Why is Python and most extension (also wxPython) not built using an > open source compiler like gcc or g++ on Windows? > > I'm always wondering, why Microsoft is still supported > in that way, using VC++ 7.1, if I'm n

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-05 Thread hg
Duncan Booth wrote: > Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hello, I'm only curious. >> >> Why is Python and most extension (also wxPython) not built using an >> open source compiler like gcc or g++ on Windows? >> >> I'm always wondering, why Microsoft is still supported >> in tha

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-06 Thread Franz Steinhaeusler
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:17:48 +0100, hg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Duncan Booth wrote: > >> Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hello, I'm only curious. >>> >>> Why is Python and most extension (also wxPython) not built using an >>> open source compiler like gcc or g++ on Windo

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-06 Thread Duncan Booth
Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @Duncan: Yes, you are not wrong! :) > But this is not really open source in my opinion. > Ok there is the VC++ toolkit for download. Which I agree totally is a real pain finding the right versions to download. > > I'm just curious, if there ever

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-06 Thread Franz Steinhaeusler
On 6 Feb 2007 08:35:08 GMT, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> @Duncan: Yes, you are not wrong! :) >> But this is not really open source in my opinion. >> Ok there is the VC++ toolkit for download. > >Which I agree totally is a real pain fi

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-07 Thread Duncan Booth
Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Yes, people have compiled Python with gcc on windows. I believe it is >>slightly slower than the standard release, but I would guess that may >>depend on the exact versions of gcc/msc you choose to compare, and the >>exact compiler options you choos

Re: Python compiled on Windows

2007-02-07 Thread Franz Steinhaeusler
On 7 Feb 2007 09:44:32 GMT, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Franz Steinhaeusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>Yes, people have compiled Python with gcc on windows. I believe it is >>>slightly slower than the standard release, but I would guess that may >>>depend on the exact versions of