Re: failing to build a windows python38 wheel

On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 03:09:08PM +0000, Robin Becker wrote:
> On 29/10/2019 12:53, Robin Becker wrote:
> > Hi, I am trying to use the technique of pillow to pre-emptively
> > build windows 38 wheel for x_64 and also i686.
> > 
> > I used
> > https://github.com/matthew-brett/multibuild/blob/devel/install_python.ps1
> > as a starting point, but made the version stuff explicit so my install
> > ps1 looks like
> > 
> > I am slightly mystified can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong?
> 
> I think the problem was that the installed python needed an upgraded
> pip & wheel. I seem to be building
> 
> reportlab-3.5.32-cp38-cp38-win32.whl
> 
> ie without the 'm' in the filename.

That is correct: Python 3.8 no longer uses the 'm' flag to distinguish
pymalloc builds because they're now ABI-compatible:

- https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#build-and-c-api-changes
- https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#debug-build-uses-the-same-abi-as-release-build

Regards,
Marius Gedminas
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