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Re: [64bit] python3 vs. threads


On Jun 10 10:32, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> Hi Jason,
> 
> On Jun  7 19:07, Jason Tishler wrote:
> > Yaakov,
> > 
> > On Mon, Jun 03, 2013 at 11:30:28PM -0500, Yaakov (Cygwin/X) wrote:
> > > As part of the 64bit bootstrap process, I packaged python3, but had
> > > to configure it --without-threads due to a runtime error.  However,
> > > I am finding now that this is not a regularly used configuration;
> > > several major Python modules use PyGILState_*() APIs
> > > unconditionally, which aren't exported when so configured.  Are you
> > > able to take a look at the runtime failure and track it down?
> > 
> > Unfortunately, I don't have access to 64-bit Windows.
> 
> You can download a Windows 2012 Evaluation ISO for free from the MSDN
> homepage:
> 
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh708764.aspx
> 
> Windows 2012 is always 64 bit, and the evaluation versions works for
> 180 days for, well, evaluation.  It runs fine in VMs.
> 
> Does that help?

There's also a shorter running (90 days) evaluation version of Windows 8
available, btw:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx

but usually it's enough to check on the server system.  The differences
between client and server usually(*) don't affect Cygwin.


Corinna

(*) Except they did when Vista was new.  Some difference in exception
    handling on 32 bit foiled Cygwin's exception handling on 2008, but
    not on Vista.  But that's the only one I remember.

-- 
Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
Cygwin Maintainer                 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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