Fail to build python extension in Windows with MSVC2012

[superfan89]

First thanks very much for making such great software available for free!

I've checked the latest codes and built successfully using the solution files in win32 directory with MSVC2012. Then I tried to compile the python extensions, but the compiler couldn't locate tre.h:

tre-python.c(16) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'tre/tre.h': No such file or directory

I added "../include" to include_dirs in python.py, and the compiler located the header this time, but came up with the following errors:

running install
running build
running build_ext
building 'tre' extension
D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\BIN\amd64\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I../lib -I../win32 -I../include -IC:\Anaconda\include -IC:\Anaconda\PC /Tctre-python.c /Fobuild\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\tre-python.obj
tre-python.c
tre-python.c(270) : warning C4028: formal parameter 2 different from declaration
tre-python.c(377) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'PyObject *' to 'PyUnicodeObject *'
tre-python.c(508) : warning C4133: 'function' : incompatible types - from 'PyUnicodeObject *' to 'PyObject *'
D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\BIN\amd64\link.exe /DLL /nologo /INCREMENTAL:NO /LIBPATH:C:\Anaconda\libs /LIBPATH:C:\Anaconda\PCbuild\amd64 ../win32/Release\tre.lib /EXPORT:inittre build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\tre-python.obj /OUT:build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\tre.pyd /IMPLIB:build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\tre.lib /MANIFESTFILE:build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\tre.pyd.manifest
tre-python.obj : warning LNK4197: export 'inittre' specified multiple times; using first specification
   Creating library build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\tre.lib and object build\temp.win-amd64-2.7\Release\tre.exp
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_regerror referenced in function _set_tre_err
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_regfree referenced in function newTreMatchObject
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_regncomp referenced in function newTrePatternObject
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_regwncomp referenced in function newTrePatternObject
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_reganexec referenced in function newTreMatchObject
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_regawnexec referenced in function newTreMatchObject
tre-python.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol tre_regaparams_default referenced in function _set_tre_err
build\lib.win-amd64-2.7\tre.pyd : fatal error LNK1120: 7 unresolved externals
error: command '"D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\BIN\amd64\link.exe"' failed with exit status 1120

I've built TRE both statically and dynamically. I'm using Python 2.7 and the OS is Windows 7 64bit.

Thanks again!

[bjones1]

I have a fix in my branch that makes this work (tested us VS 2008, which is required for Python 2.7).