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Joe Pham wrote:
>> Can you just tell windows python to use "gcc-3" in distutils instead 
>> of "gcc", and not have to munge your cygwin installation?
> 
> Not through any command line parameters.  I'd have to change the distutils source.

  What about calling distutils.Ccompiler.set_executables() in your script that
invokes distutils?

    cheers,
      DaveK

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