[issue7091] Distutils build ignores the --compiler command line option

Tarek Ziadé added the comment: Duplicate of #7068 -- resolution: -> duplicate status: open -> closed superseder: -> 2.6.3 does not use specified compiler ___ Python tracker ___

[issue7091] Distutils build ignores the --compiler command line option

New submission from jmb : I tried building an extension on windows with the following command: > python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32 and got an error: "Unable to find vcvarsall.bat". The way I understand it, that error shows that it tried to use the MSVC compiler instead of obeying the --c