Re: [Python-sybase-misc] Cannot compile python-sybase module on Windows

[Michel A. <Mic...@st...>]

 > I am having trouble installing the python-sybase module on Windows XP
 > and I wonder if anyone can help me.
 >
 > It seems that a C compiler is necessary for installing this module.
 > According to:=20
 >
 > http://python-sybase.sourceforge.net/install.html :
 >
 > "The Micorsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition compiler can be freely
 > downloaded and used. It can compile the Sybase module for Python."
 >
 > I have done as instructed and downloaded "Visual C++ 2005 Express
 > Edition". However, when I execute:
 >
 > python setup.py install
 >
 > I receive the following error:
 >
 > running install
 > running build
 > running build_py
 > running build_ext
 > error: Python was built with Visual Studio 2003;
 > extensions must be built with a compiler than can generate compatible
 > binaries.
 > Visual Studio 2003 was not found on this system. If you have Cygwin
 > installed,
 > you can try compiling with MingW32, by passing "-c mingw32" to
 > setup.py.=20
 >
 >
 > It seems that Python25 on my machine was compiled with Visual Studio
 > 2003 and this is somehow incompatible with Visual ++ 2005 Express
 > Edition. =20
 >
 >
 > What can I do? =20
 >
 >
 > There seems to be only one Python installer at the python.org web site.
 > It seems that this version of Python was compiled with Visual Studio
 > 2003. I cannot find any reference that describes how to compile the
 > Python source on Windows. I am not a Windows expert.
 >
 > I do not have access to any other C compiler for Windows. Is there a
 > *pre-compiled* version of the python-sybase module for Windows XP?
 >
 > Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.=20
 >
 > Jeffrey Zelt

I am having the same problem. I also tried to compile with Cygwin, but 
that failed as well. Any pointers?