Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.redatomik.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed7.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'compiler': 0.05; 'cpython': 0.05; 'source.': 0.05; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.09; 'mode,': 0.09; 'python': 0.10; 'subject:python': 0.14; '"windows': 0.16; "(it's": 0.16; '24,': 0.16; 'binaries': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'module).': 0.16; 'released.': 0.16; 'subject:windows': 0.16; 'url:whatsnew': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'windows': 0.20; '2015': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.20; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.20; 'extension': 0.20; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'required.': 0.26; 'fri,': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'idea': 0.28; 'correct,': 0.29; 'subject:what': 0.29; 'url:python': 0.33; 'builds': 0.33; 'requirements': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'python.org': 0.35; 'url:dev': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'visual': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'pm,': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'release': 0.37; 'building': 0.38; 'offered': 0.38; 'build': 0.40; 'url:3': 0.60; 'details': 0.62; 'more': 0.63; 'our': 0.64; 'jul': 0.72; 'becker': 0.84; 'chrisa': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.91; 'officially': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=1yOivydqqD/QiB5AytP923hNlyPiq4WbTNnaAzO4c88=; b=BL51+U4DzHgIvNn6iC0BE8E2D9J79L/y+5YTW6DmdsUxQ0vgpRU1jHhvqCfnDWxhfp zpwzl7gWLN4++tk6qOCxbbC+CXF818yRHJc3VuJo1bbzeQYAqZ0ty/gqjlTzrmBe5XL+ 74d8SfDRgl0udNc5GoPFAVGB/bSpLyS/pa8adnf79LO93xDl7zcfVPS+CikNGzq25dq9 0F9wZ66v8a96mrSuixEoFllyNzDoUX3DZQVytYvqld72ZbAwSwVKFPg8SCKpUggAW2z2 63JAEaxum4NUNSWL3x0K3hDUyD9iWm1OB8OFWYUyfGRts7o0/XYMNWjDogZzMIAPVl0O Xtiw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.132.7 with SMTP id g7mr21273541iod.9.1437734309871; Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:38:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <55B2129F.8060906@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> References: <55B21154.9060103@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> <55B2129F.8060906@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 20:38:29 +1000 Subject: Re: what windows compiler for python 3.5? From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1437734312 news.xs4all.nl 2945 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42049 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:94497 On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Robin Becker wrote: > On 24/07/2015 11:20, Robin Becker wrote: >> >> I read this >> >> https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.5.html which incidentally marks the >> release as 3.6.0a0 :) >> >> but failed to find any details regarding which windows compiler is >> required. > > > more searching I find this on the 3.5 b1 download page > > "Windows users: The Windows binaries were built with Microsoft Visual Studio > 2015, which is not yet officially released. (It's currently offered in > "Preview" mode, which is akin to a "beta".) It is our intention to ship > Python 3.5 using VS2015, although right now VS2015's final release date is > unclear." That would be correct, if you're seeking to match the python.org builds (eg if you're building an extension module). I've no idea what the compiler requirements are if you simply want to build CPython from source. ChrisA