[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-2370817 ] pywin32 doesn't compile on win xp

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Bugs item #2370817, was opened at 2008-12-01 23:26
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Category: None
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Wont Fix
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: ionel (ionel_mc)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: pywin32 doesn't compile on win xp

Initial Comment:
Due to many constants and missing functions that are only available on vista and not platform-checked.

eg:
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1381) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_CODEPAGE_PATH' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1381) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1382) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_CODEPAGE_EXTRA' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1382) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1390) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_IDN' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1390) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1402) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_HTTP_DECODING' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1402) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1582) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_CODEPAGE_PATH' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1582) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1583) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_CODEPAGE_EXTRA' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1583) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1589) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_IDN' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1589) : error C2051: case expression not constant
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1614) : error C2065: 'INTERNET_OPTION_HTTP_DECODING' : undeclared identifier
win32/src/win32inetmodule.cpp(1614) : error C2051: case expression not constant
error: command '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe"' failed with exit status 2

or

win32\src\win32processmodule_win32.cpp(2604) : error C2065: 'THREAD_MODE_BACKGROUND_BEGIN' : undeclared identifier
win32\src\win32processmodule_win32.cpp(2606) : error C2065: 'THREAD_MODE_BACKGROUND_END' : undeclared identifier
error: command '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe"' failed with exit status 2

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>Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2009-01-31 10:25

Message:
It does build on XP fine - but you do need the Vista platform SDK.  This is
mentioned in setup.py

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