[Quantlib-dev] Use QuantLib Swig Python Extension with VS2010

[Michael <mdr...@we...>]

Dear all,

I'm trying to compile the python swig extension. Unfortunately this is 
not working. My current setup looks like this.

- QuantLib Version 1.1
- Python Version 2.7.2
- Visual Studio 2010 SP1

When I try to compile the python swig extensions I get the following error:

    running build
    running build_py
    running build_ext
    building 'QuantLib._QuantLib' extension
    error: Unable to find vcvarsall.ba

I googled for solutions, but all the indications I found were similar to 
what I found here:

http://slacy.com/blog/2010/09/python-unable-to-find-vcvarsall-bat/

Essentially the problem seems to be: python 2.7 is only "designed" to be 
compiled with VS2008 (and before) and you can not mix a (pre)compiled 
python 2.7 with libraries compiled with VS2010.

Now, it is not that easy to have an older version of VS installed on my 
system and in any case I would really prefer to stick with VS2010.

The question is: does anybody have a similar setup to mine and was able 
to compile the python swig extensions? If so, did you have to change 
things and what exactly has it been?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,

Michael