I use MSVC here because I have it; however I need to update it to the
latest version. With the one I have, I can't build the interface wrappers.

I would think keeping to MingW and maintaining a free software build
is the best thing. I don't think there is any advantage to use MSVC.

Victor

At 15:13 14/11/2006, you wrote:
>That sounds like bad news... so why were msvc and mingw co-existing on my 
>PC for about a year before this happened?
>
>Anyway, what advantages/disadvantages have you with respect to MSVC for 
>Csound? If MSVC is better, I might as well just switch. Do you use the 
>commercial or the free compiler?
>
>Regards,
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From: Victor Lazzarini 
> >Sent: Nov 14, 2006 4:56 AM
> >To: Developer discussions 
> >Subject: Re: [Cs-dev] Windows build
> >
> >I noticed that if Scons detects MSVC tools in the system (I thought 
> perhaps at
> >install time) it defaults to those tools, no matter what.
> >
> >My suggestion is to uninstall scons, uninstall the msvc suff completely, and
> >then re-install scons. Also, you might even need to uninstall and re-install
> >python.
> >
> >I don't think any changes were made to SConstruct to cause this problem. At
> >home, I have msys only and csound is building OK (although I will check it
> >tonight to be sure there is nothing else the matter)
> >
> >Victor
> >
> >At 04:28 14/11/2006, you wrote:
> >>I am being delayed producing a Windows installer for Csound 5.04 
> because the
> >>SConstruct file no longer builds Csound on my computer (though it did a 
> week
> >>ago).
> >>
> >>Although I have an MSys shell in which the PATH variable does not contain
> >>any MSVC binaries and no MSVC binaries will run, still SCons reports msvc
> >>and mslink as tools, which appears to be causing problems.
> >>
> >>Suggestions are appreciated. I do have the freebie MSVC 5 installed on my
> >>PC, but it has been there for a while and did not used to create this
> >>problem.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
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