[reportlab-users] Error: python was built with Visual Studio 2003

[Robin Becker]

Alan Ezust wrote:

> Hello, I was having difficulty building pyRXP lately. I get this error.

> 

> 

> running install

> running build

> running build_ext

> error: Python was built with Visual Studio 2003;

> extensions must be built with a compiler than can generate compati

> Visual Studio 2003 was not found on this system. If you have Cygwi

> you can try compiling with MingW32, by passing "-c mingw32" to set

> 

> I happen to have MS Visual Studio 2005 with the latest PlatformSDK

> installed. On Windows XP SP2.

> Tried with Python 2.5 and Python 2.6. Same result.

> 

> Any clues on what to try now?

.........
how are you building or installing pyRXP?

I have a process which builds 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 & 2.6 versions of the .pyds every 
night. I think the 2.3 versions need 2003 VS6, 2.4/2.5 needs 2005 VS7 and I 
believe 2.6 is using 2007 VS8.
-- 
Robin Becker