[Zope3-dev] A Call for Slaves

[Chris Withers]

Hi Benji,

Benji York wrote:
> I've attached a self-extracting file with what you need to get started. 

What is it exactly? I'm not sure I like the idea of running .exe's that 
have been emailed to me ;-)

> Windows slaves should be run on a machine that is not used interactively 
> (because of CPU load and windows that pop up).

Okay, I'll set it up when I get a chance...

> Also, a question:  the current procedure doesn't require that you have a 
> compiler on the machine you want to run the slave on, but we might in 
> the future.  Would you be able to run your slave(s) on a machine with a 
> VC6 (for Python 2.3) or 7 (2.4) compiler?  Do you think that is a 
> reasonable requirement for people who want to run slaves on Windows?

I think it's a perfectly reasonable requirement, but raises a couple of 
questions:

Where do I get either of those versions of VC++ from? Also, how can I 
build both 2.3 and 2.4 stuff on one machine?

cheers,

Chris

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