{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/sebi06/BioFormatsRead/issues/1","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/sebi06/BioFormatsRead","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/sebi06/BioFormatsRead/issues/1/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/sebi06/BioFormatsRead/issues/1/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/sebi06/BioFormatsRead/issues/1/events","html_url":"https://github.com/sebi06/BioFormatsRead/issues/1","id":173460077,"number":1,"title":"Does not install nicely with Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7","user":{"login":"VolkerH","id":2210044,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2210044?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH","html_url":"https://github.com/VolkerH","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/VolkerH/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"assignees":[],"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2016-08-26T14:00:21Z","updated_at":"2016-08-26T14:00:21Z","closed_at":null,"body":"The package fails to install on Win x64 machines which have \r\n\r\nMicrosoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7\r\n\r\ninstalled. python setup.py yields the error message \"Unable to find vcvarsall.bat\" which probably only comes with a full Visual Studio (or VS Express) installation, not the more lightweight Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 2.7 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266)\r\n\r\nThe problem might have to do with using distutils, apparently the alternative \"setuptools\" is aware of the Microsoft compiler. (see also here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2817869/error-unable-to-find-vcvarsall-bat/26127562#26127562)\r\n"}}
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