[Biopython-dev] Volunteer buildslave machines? e.g. Windows & 32 bit Linux

[Manlio Calvi]

Well I'm currently running on the WinPython 64bit binary distribution
with all the py packages from Gohlke.
I could try to build from scratch but what I don't understand is if I
need to build every single piece of python and dependencies of
biopython from scratch or we could start with a binary distro and some
toolchain for building from C.

For the other thing PyPy, Jithon and IronPython, I never used it but
that means nothing as I could get interested in it in future. I guess
for PyPy is only a battery of tests against it and as far I understood
things either Jython and IronPython needs their toolchain to be
tested.At the moment I could build only one thing though.

On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Tiago Antao <tra at popgen.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:13:41 +0100
> Peter Cock <p.j.a.cock at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you are willing to try getting Biopython to compile under
>> Windows 7 with 64 bit Python that would be great. I hope Tiago
>> will be able to share some pointers to get started.
>
>
> I agree with you: 32 bits is a better place to start.
> Regarding 64 bits, the only thing that I have to share is pain and
> gried. When I tried (twice in the long past) I always failed. It is
> obviously possible, as there are unofficial 64-bit distributions - but
> above my pay grade. The process now might be easier as things are
> maturing a bit...
>
> Tiago