Re: [pygame] MSVCR71.dll

[andrew baker <failrate@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know that if I make any distributions that are non-trivial, I'm
going to either use an older version, or I'm going to go through the
extra trouble of compiling all of the stuff myself to make useable
execs.

The second step, using the gcc-compiled interpreter with py2exe, I did
not have time to do today.

On 8/28/05, Rene Dudfield <renesd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah, last I heard it was compiling ok with mingw.
> 
> Maintaining a separate python interpreter is quite a lot of work.
> Maybe maintaining one which 'only works with pygame/pyopengl/four
> other libraries with py2exe' would be easier than one for all python
> people.
> 
> 
> On 8/29/05, andrew baker <failrate@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hmmm, I was just able to build Python 2.4 from source on Windows XP
> > with Cygwin and gcc.  I then used a simple script to test that the
> > executable would actually function.  Now, it required disabling
> > threading for the so-called "band-aid" fix, but still, I don't even
> > use threads in my games, and there's apparently a more complete fix
> > available.  So, it's apparently feasible to compile Python and maybe
> > PyGame and all the others in some other compiler than MSVC71.
> >
> > On 8/28/05, Brian Fisher <brian_fisher@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > ------ Original Message ------
> > > From: andrew baker <failrate@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > This is a known issue with all py2exe/pygame2exe distributions with
> > > > Python 2.4.  For this reason, I am boycotting 2.4 and dependant
> > > > modules until it's made free of this burdensome yoke.
> > > >
> > > > I hope that didn't sound too melodramatic, but I'm really salty about
> > > > how the issue affects distribution.
> > > >
> > > I agree. I know the whole msvcr71.dll is discussed ad naseum on other forums,
> > > but I don't plan on using pygame over python 2.4 for similar reasons. I
> > > actually have a licensed copy of .NET 2003, but I don't want to deal with
> > > having my EULA right to satisfy the redistribution requirements or to even
> > > have to add the file size of the dll.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Andrew Ulysses Baker
> > "failrate"
> >
> 


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Andrew Ulysses Baker
"failrate"