Re: [Python-Dev] VS 2010 compiler

2015-10-01 Thread Chris Barker
I don't know that anyone disagrees with my point, but, less than an hour ago, this on the wxPython list: """ Microsoft no longer sells the compiler that's needed to build Python 3.4, and the needed compiler for Python 3.5 is free. """ To be fair, if you are trying to build wxWidgets, you may well

Re: [Python-Dev] VS 2010 compiler

2015-10-01 Thread Paul Moore
On 1 October 2015 at 18:18, Chris Barker wrote: >> If you want a simple "install a >> Python build environment" process, you could look at >> https://github.com/pfmoore/pybuild - > > nice! I'll checdk that out. But I"m confused -- right in there, you write: > > "setting up a Windows build environm

Re: [Python-Dev] VS 2010 compiler

2015-10-01 Thread Chris Barker
On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Paul Moore wrote: > > This, unfortunately is non-trivial, and really a pain if you want to > > automate builds. > > Please clarify. First point -- that was intended to be a lament, not a criticism. And certainly not a criticism of anything Python devs are doing

Re: [Python-Dev] VS 2010 compiler

2015-10-01 Thread Paul Moore
On 30 September 2015 at 20:15, Paul Moore wrote: > I'll push an addition to packaging.python.org, probably tomorrow. https://github.com/pypa/python-packaging-user-guide/pull/175 Unless there's a discussion on the PR, I'll probably commit it in a day or so. Paul __