Windows 64-bit build "skips" several projects in VS 2008

[srid]

BPO	7371
Nosy	@loewis
Files	py264-xp64bit-vs2008-buildlog.txt: VS2008 on WinXP x64 - building Python 2.6.4

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title = 'Windows 64-bit build "skips" several projects in VS 2008'
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[srid]

1. Install Windows 64-bit (SP2)
2. Install Visual Studio 2008 Professional w/ 64-bit components
3. Download Python-2.6.4.tgz
4. Open PCbuild/pcbuild.sln
5. Select "Release" and "x64" in the configuration toolbar

One would notice that only the projects "make_buildinfo" and
"make_versioninfo" are built (which too as Win32, not x64 - for unknown
reason). All projects are *skipped*. I don't know why.

64-bit build would work on a 32-bit Windows machine (cross-
compilation), but not a native 64-bit Windows machine?

Attached is the Visual Studio build log.

[srid]

All projects are *skipped*.

I meant: All other projects are *skipped*.

[loewis]

I can't reproduce this. If I do your steps 1 to 5, *nothing* is build -
not surprisingly, since these steps don't invoke a build at all.

When I then select, in the context menu of "Solution 'pcbuild'", the
menu item "Build solution", it builds everything.

Also, what operating system is "Windows 64-bit (SP2)"?

[srid]

[...]
Step 6. Build Solution

The OS was 64-bit Windows XP (w/ Service Pack 2). Are you sure you were
running a 64-bit operating system (i.e., not cross-compiling)?

[srid]

Ok, I found that this issue happens only with RTM version of VS2008.
The fix is to install SP1.

ref - http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/thread/
beb4abe5-b40c-4008-aac4-343f3493e5ba