Re: python 2.6, MS manifest and distutils

2008-11-16 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> - msvcr 9 is not publicly available on most computers (by publicly, I > mean system-wide), but python 2.6 installs its own version in the Side > by Side assembly folder. Almost. If you chose "just for me", then it doesn't put the CRT into SxS, but just places msvcr9.dll next to python26.dll (pl

python 2.6, MS manifest and distutils

2008-11-16 Thread David Cournapeau
Hi, I am trying to make numpy build with python 2.6 on windows, and it has been a bumpy road. Building with MS tools works OK, but building with mingw is still problematic. The problems are linked to manifest, and msvcr versions issues. Here is my understanding and how far I got: - python 2.6 is