[reportlab-users] [BUG] Installation error on Windows

[Dirk Holtwick]

Hi,

I tried to install Reportlab 2.2 under Windows like this:

$ python setup.py install

And got the following error:

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running build_clib
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.
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Since Reportlab also works without the speedup extensions it would be 
great if the installer could pass this step if a compiler is not available.

Dirk