[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Feature Requests-2802102 ] Cannot build pywin32 on Vista using VC++ Express Edition

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Feature Requests item #2802102, was opened at 2009-06-06 03:43
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Submitted By: Vernon Cole (kf7xm)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Cannot build pywin32 on Vista using VC++ Express Edition

Initial Comment:
I always try to use only free stuff -- especially if I have to buy things from Micro$oft -- so, just as an experiment, I attempted to build pywin32 (current CVS as of 2009-06-05) using the current free compiler on my Vista laptop. It worked much better than I expected, but setup.py finally crashed with:
v v v v v
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
...
C:\pywin32>c:\python26\python.exe setup.py build
Building pywin32 2.6.213.1
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
Found version 0x600 in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\include\SDK
DDKVER.H
building 'perfmondata' extension
mc.exe -h win32\src\perfmon -r build\temp.win32-2.6\Release\win32\src\perfmon wi
n32\src\perfmon\PyPerfMsgs.mc
error: command 'mc.exe' failed: No such file or directory

C:\pywin32>
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Environment:
  Vista Home Basic with SP2
  CPython 2.6.2
  Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition with SP1 - ENU
  Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729
  Microsoft  Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Headers and Libraries
  Microsoft  Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Express Tools for .NET Framework - enu
  Microsoft  Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Express Tools for Win32
--
Vernon Cole


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Comment By: Vano (native_api)
Date: 2011-04-01 06:26

Message:
Install the standalone SDK (components: headers, libraries for <your arch>,
compilers, win32 development tools)  _after_ VS2008 and you are good to go.

( I checked that build 216 is compiled ok in this environment. MFC-related
extensions weren't built cuz MFC headers and libraries are only available
in paid editions of VS )

Building for x64 python may require a patch for distutils since
vcvarsall.bat in vs2008 Express produces a broken environment in this case.
The patch,  vcvars4.diff , is available at http://bugs.python.org/issue7511

The resolution to this ticket should thus be the inclusion of the 1st two
paragraphs of this comment into compilation readme.

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Comment By: Vano (native_api)
Date: 2011-04-01 04:37

Message:
mc.exe is missing from SDK that comes with VS 2008 (M$ support ticket on
the issue -
http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/374833/mc-exe-is-missing-in-the-visual-studio-2008-express-sdk
)

They added it to the next release,  VS2010.

It's also present in the standalone WSDK package for Windows 7, compatible
with VS 2008
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505),
item "win32 development tools".

Running setup.py from withing SDK cmd shell is enough to find mc.exe


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Comment By: Vernon Cole (kf7xm)
Date: 2010-08-30 21:21

Message:
Mark:
  Yes, that change would be appropriate.  I tried, in vain, to find a
redistributable copy of  'mc.exe'.  I don't know enough about the build
process to know whether in can be eliminated, worked around, or replaced.
--
Vernon


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Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2010-08-30 04:37

Message:
Moving to feature requests - there is no patch attached - was that the
intent?

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