pypa / pypa/distutils

Compiler-dependent tests fail on ARM on Windows

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Description

After installing Python 3.11b and Visual Studio 2022 on Windows on ARM, tests fail thus. Linking fails with the error:

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'MSVCRT.lib'

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Research direction

Start with the linked failure log and the compiler-dependent tests in a Python 3.11b and Visual Studio 2022 environment on Windows on ARM. Investigate the LNK1104 failure for MSVCRT.lib; done means the affected tests link and run successfully without this error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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