How to use MinGW's gcc compiler when installing Python package using Pip?

python windows mingw pip distutils
demalexx picture demalexx · Jul 21, 2010 · Viewed 71.9k times · Source

I configured MinGW and distutils so now I can compile extensions using this command:

setup.py install

MinGW's gcc compiler will be used and package will be installed. For that I installed MinGW and created distutils.cfg file with following content:

[build]
compiler = mingw32

It's cool but now I'd like to use all pip benefits. Is there a way to use the same MinGW's gcc compiler in pip? So that when I run this:

pip install <package name>

pip will use MinGW's gcc compiler and compile C code if needed?

Currently I get this error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat. Seems pip doesn't know that I have gcc compiler. How can I configure pip to use gcc compiler?

Answer

Syl picture Syl · Feb 19, 2011
  • install MinGW with C++ Compiler option checked
  • add C:\MinGW\bin to your PATH
  • in PYTHONPATH\Lib\distutils, create a file distutils.cfg and add these lines:
[build]
compiler=mingw32

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