Installation windows Python x86-32 Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop
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Download preparation
First: Download these packages, do not unpack them yet.
- (.exe): wxPython: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#wxpython
- (.exe): scons: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#scons
- (.zip): minfx: http://download.gna.org/minfx/
- (.zip): bmrblib: http://download.gna.org/bmrblib/
take amd64 versions if you have a computer with 64 bit.
Install python and necessary packages
I recommend to install a python distribution which is packed with several packages already.
Winpython
You could consider winpython, which includes Ipython, numpy, scipy. matplotlib etc.:
Homepage
To fix a current DLL error in Winpython 64 bit, you need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64). Download here
Run the downloaded winpython exe file, and extract for example to: C:\WinPython27.
Open WinPython Control Panel in ex. C:\WinPython27\WinPython-64bit-2.7.4.1
Drag the 4 above mentioned packakes, into the window, and install the packages.
For a command window, use the WinPython Command Prompt found in C:\WinPython27\WinPython-64bit-2.7.4.1, which fixes path issues for finding python.
Install Visual Studio Express 2012
See versions of VS 2012 here.
For 64 bit compiling, you will need, Visual Studio Professional, since it has: 64-bit x64 compiler.
From http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads, download and install: Visual Studio Professional 2012 90-day trial.
Skip all extra packages install. After install, just exit any program, which opened after install.
Bugfix scons for 32bit building - ONLY do this if you have winpython 32 bit.
Due to a bug, versions of scons <=2.3 should alter a line in:
C:\WinPython27\WinPython-32bit-2.7.4.1\python-2.7.4\Lib\site-packages\scons-2.3.0\SCons\Tool\MSCommonvc.py
Line 364:
if not req_target_platform and target_platform in ('amd64','x86_64'):
Should be:
if target_platform in ('amd64','x86_64'):
Install Subversion checkout of relax
Install a subversion client. For example: http://tortoisesvn.net/
Right click in winpython folder: C:\WinPython27\WinPython-64bit-2.7.4.1, and select SVN Checkout. Write the path:
svn://svn.gna.org/svn/relax/trunk svn://svn.gna.org/svn/relax/branches/relax_disp
Build relax
Open the WinPython Command Prompt
Navigate to the SVN checked out relax folder
cd ..\relax scons (Scons will automatically find CL.exe, and setup compilation for 64 bit.)
Modify relax.bat
Copy relax.bat to relaxgui.bat
Modify relax.bat:
32x: %~dp0\..\python-2.7.4\python "%~dp0\relax.py" %* 64x: %~dp0\..\python-2.7.4.amd64\python "%~dp0\relax.py" %*
Modify relaxgui.bat:
32x: %~dp0\..\python-2.7.4\python "%~dp0\relax.py" -g %* 64x: %~dp0\..\python-2.7.4.amd64\python "%~dp0\relax.py" -g %*
