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Title: There should be a Python build using Visual Studio 2005
Type: enhancement Stage:
Components: Build Versions:
process
Status: closed Resolution: out of date
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: christian.heimes, dobesv, loewis, vmanis
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2006-06-12 19:08 by vmanis, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (5)
msg54816 - (view) Author: Vincent Manis (vmanis) Date: 2006-06-12 19:08
This report is a follow-on from Bug# 1498051, which 
complained that Distutils doesn't recognize Visual 
Studio 2005. That bug was closed with a statement 
that extensions should be built with the same version 
of the MS compiler that built the Python system. 

Given that Visual Studio 2003 is no longer available 
as a commercial product from Microsoft, many people 
(myself included) must use Visual Studio 2005. 
Therefore, I am requesting that a separate `batteries 
included' Windows installer be provided where 
everything has been built with VS2005.  
msg54817 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-06-13 17:18
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Recategorizing as a feature request.

I'm personally not willing to produce several different x86
windows packages. However, sources are available, so if
somebody things this should be provided, they are certainly
free to provide it themselves.
msg54818 - (view) Author: Dobes V (dobesv) Date: 2006-12-18 04:45
You don't have to provide several different builds - only the 2005 build is needed.

msg54819 - (view) Author: Martin v. Löwis (loewis) * (Python committer) Date: 2006-12-18 08:43
It is not true that only the 2005 build is needed. Many people specifically requested that Python 2.5 is built with VS 2003, so they need the (current) 2003 build.
msg59322 - (view) Author: Christian Heimes (christian.heimes) * (Python committer) Date: 2008-01-05 19:56
We are using VS 2008 now.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:18adminsetgithub: 43490
2008-01-05 19:56:11christian.heimessetstatus: open -> closed
nosy: + christian.heimes
resolution: out of date
messages: + msg59322
2006-06-12 19:08:23vmaniscreate