[Python] Python and VS.Net

[Python] Python and VS.Net

	Ravi
	Jul 23, 2003 at 3:34 am

Has anyone tried building Python with VC++.NET? Does it work or fail
horribly like I think it will. My boss seems to think it is good to have
programs that are in managed code because it is more 'portable'. Not
that there's another complete .NET runtime besides Microsoft's but he
does not understand that.

Thanks for the help,

Ravi

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Tim Peters: [Ravi] Yes, several people have built it that way, and it works fine. You can get into obscure kinds of trouble if you try to mix code compiled with VC6 and VC7, though, because the C runtime systems are distinct (so, e.g., malloc()ing memory in one runtime and free()ing it in another, or passing FILE* thingies across them, can lead to subtle-- or instantly catastrophic --problems). Note that all current Windows installers from PythonLabs install code compiled with VC6, and the same will be
Matt Gerrans: By the way, just because you compile something with the compiler that comes with .NET doesn't mean it is managed code. In particular, if you did compile Python with it, I don't think the result will be any more managed than the what you compiled with a previous version of the Microsoft compiler. Anyway, Python is *already* more portable than .NET and it is *already* managed code running in a "managed" environment. It is called the interpreter (or "virtual machine" in Sun's parlance, or
Duncan Booth: "Tim Peters" wrote in news:mailman.1058934395.4215.python-list at python.org: Note that Python build using VC++.Net won't be managed code. Its just a plain old unmanaged application built with the more recent compiler. Python build for the managed code environment would be a whole different kettle of fish. -- Duncan Booth duncan at rcp.co.uk int month(char *p){return(124864/((p[0]+p[1]-p[2]&0x1f)+1)%12)["\5\x8\3" "\6\7\xb\1\x9\xa\2\0\4"];} // Who said my code was obscure?

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