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Stéfan van der Walt

27 Apr, 2014 09:09 PM

Hi all,

I am trying to get AppVeyor running for a scientific Python package. Since Python 2.x is built with MSVC 2008, I need the same to build my extensions. Is there an existing image with that version of Microsoft Visual C installed, or do I have to install it manually?

Thanks
Stéfan

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 27 Apr, 2014 09:56 PM

   

   Hi Stefan,

   We can install Visual C++ Express 2008 SP1. Would it be enough?

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2. 2 Posted by Stéfan van der ... on 27 Apr, 2014 10:19 PM

   

   Yes, that would be perfect, thank you!

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 29 Apr, 2014 06:38 PM

   

   Hi Stefan,

   I'm sorry to say, but VS 2008 installation didn't go through (for some
   reason).

   Would VS 2010 work or is there any way to "point" that python package to a
   more recent VS?

   Best regards,
   Feodor Fitsner

   Skype: feodor.fitsner
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4. 4 Posted by stefan on 29 Apr, 2014 09:07 PM

   

   Unfortunately, Python 2.x is compiled with 2008, so it is the only option
   for testing that platform. That said, I am happy to rather run my test
   suite under Python 3, which requires VS 2010 instead.

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 29 Apr, 2014 09:08 PM

   

   OK, then give it a try using Python 3 and VS 2010. They both installed on build worker.

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6. Ilya Finkelshteyn closed this discussion on 25 Aug, 2018 01:43 AM.