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  r62194 | jeffrey.yasskin | 2008-04-07 01:04:28 +0200 (Mon, 07 Apr 2008) | 7 lines

  Add enough debugging information to diagnose failures where the
  HandlerBException is ignored, and fix one such problem, where it was thrown
  during the __del__ method of the previous Popen object.

  We may want to find a better way of printing verbose information so it's not
  spammy when the test passes.
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  r62197 | mark.hammond | 2008-04-07 03:53:39 +0200 (Mon, 07 Apr 2008) | 2 lines

  Issue #2513: enable 64bit cross compilation on windows.
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  r62198 | mark.hammond | 2008-04-07 03:59:40 +0200 (Mon, 07 Apr 2008) | 2 lines

  correct heading underline for new "Cross-compiling on Windows" section
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  r62204 | gregory.p.smith | 2008-04-07 08:33:21 +0200 (Mon, 07 Apr 2008) | 4 lines

  Use the new PyFile_IncUseCount & PyFile_DecUseCount calls appropriatly
  within the standard library.  These modules use PyFile_AsFile and later
  release the GIL while operating on the previously returned FILE*.
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  r62205 | mark.summerfield | 2008-04-07 09:39:23 +0200 (Mon, 07 Apr 2008) | 4 lines

  changed "2500 components" to "several thousand" since the number keeps
  growning:-)
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  r62214 | georg.brandl | 2008-04-07 20:51:59 +0200 (Mon, 07 Apr 2008) | 2 lines

  #2525: update timezone info examples in the docs.
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  r62219 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-04-08 01:57:07 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Write PEP 3127 section; add items
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  r62220 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-04-08 01:57:21 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Typo fix
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  r62221 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-04-08 03:33:10 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Typographical fix: 32bit -> 32-bit, 64bit -> 64-bit
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  r62227 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-04-08 23:22:53 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Add items
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  r62229 | amaury.forgeotdarc | 2008-04-08 23:27:42 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) | 7 lines

  Issue2564: Prevent a hang in "import test.autotest", which runs the entire test
  suite as a side-effect of importing the module.

  - in test_capi, a thread tried to import other modules
  - re.compile() imported sre_parse again on every call.
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  r62230 | amaury.forgeotdarc | 2008-04-08 23:51:57 +0200 (Tue, 08 Apr 2008) | 2 lines

  Prevent an error when inspect.isabstract() is called with something else than a new-style class.
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  r62231 | amaury.forgeotdarc | 2008-04-09 00:07:05 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 8 lines

  Issue 2408: remove the _types module
  It was only used as a helper in types.py to access types (GetSetDescriptorType and MemberDescriptorType),
  when they can easily be obtained with python code.
  These expressions even work with Jython.

  I don't know what the future of the types module is; (cf. discussion in http://bugs.python.org/issue1605 )
  at least this change makes it simpler.
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  r62233 | amaury.forgeotdarc | 2008-04-09 01:10:07 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 2 lines

  Add a NEWS entry for previous checkin
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  r62234 | trent.nelson | 2008-04-09 01:47:30 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 37 lines

  - Issue #2550: The approach used by client/server code for obtaining ports
    to listen on in network-oriented tests has been refined in an effort to
    facilitate running multiple instances of the entire regression test suite
    in parallel without issue.  test_support.bind_port() has been fixed such
    that it will always return a unique port -- which wasn't always the case
    with the previous implementation, especially if socket options had been
    set that affected address reuse (i.e. SO_REUSEADDR, SO_REUSEPORT).  The
    new implementation of bind_port() will actually raise an exception if it
    is passed an AF_INET/SOCK_STREAM socket with either the SO_REUSEADDR or
    SO_REUSEPORT socket option set.  Furthermore, if available, bind_port()
    will set the SO_EXCLUSIVEADDRUSE option on the socket it's been passed.
    This currently only applies to Windows.  This option prevents any other
    sockets from binding to the host/port we've bound to, thus removing the
    possibility of the 'non-deterministic' behaviour, as Microsoft puts it,
    that occurs when a second SOCK_STREAM socket binds and accepts to a
    host/port that's already been bound by another socket.  The optional
    preferred port parameter to bind_port() has been removed.  Under no
    circumstances should tests be hard coding ports!

    test_support.find_unused_port() has also been introduced, which will pass
    a temporary socket object to bind_port() in order to obtain an unused port.
    The temporary socket object is then closed and deleted, and the port is
    returned.  This method should only be used for obtaining an unused port
    in order to pass to an external program (i.e. the -accept [port] argument
    to openssl's s_server mode) or as a parameter to a server-oriented class
    that doesn't give you direct access to the underlying socket used.

    Finally, test_support.HOST has been introduced, which should be used for
    the host argument of any relevant socket calls (i.e. bind and connect).

    The following tests were updated to following the new conventions:
      test_socket, test_smtplib, test_asyncore, test_ssl, test_httplib,
      test_poplib, test_ftplib, test_telnetlib, test_socketserver,
      test_asynchat and test_socket_ssl.

    It is now possible for multiple instances of the regression test suite to
    run in parallel without issue.
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  r62235 | gregory.p.smith | 2008-04-09 02:25:17 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 3 lines

  Fix zlib crash from zlib.decompressobj().flush(val) when val was not positive.
  It tried to allocate negative or zero memory.  That fails.
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  r62237 | trent.nelson | 2008-04-09 02:34:53 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Fix typo with regards to self.PORT shadowing class variables with the same name.
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  r62238 | andrew.kuchling | 2008-04-09 03:08:32 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Add items
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  r62239 | jerry.seutter | 2008-04-09 07:07:58 +0200 (Wed, 09 Apr 2008) | 1 line

  Changed test so it no longer runs as a side effect of importing.
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10 files changed, 135 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
index 69c1b28..e3b047c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist.py
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ class bdist(Command):
     def finalize_options(self):
         # have to finalize 'plat_name' before 'bdist_base'
         if self.plat_name is None:
-            self.plat_name = get_platform()
+            if self.skip_build:
+                self.plat_name = get_platform()
+            else:
+                self.plat_name = self.get_finalized_command('build').plat_name
 
         # 'bdist_base' -- parent of per-built-distribution-format
         # temporary directories (eg. we'll probably have
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
index d313a50..aab89cd 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_msi.py
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Implements the bdist_msi command.
 
 import sys, os
 from distutils.core import Command
-from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils.dir_util import remove_tree
 from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_version
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
+from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils import log
 import msilib
 from msilib import schema, sequence, text
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class bdist_msi(Command):
 
     user_options = [('bdist-dir=', None,
                      "temporary directory for creating the distribution"),
+                    ('plat-name=', 'p',
+                     "platform name to embed in generated filenames "
+                     "(default: %s)" % get_platform()),
                     ('keep-temp', 'k',
                      "keep the pseudo-installation tree around after " +
                      "creating the distribution archive"),
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ class bdist_msi(Command):
 
     def initialize_options(self):
         self.bdist_dir = None
+        self.plat_name = None
         self.keep_temp = 0
         self.no_target_compile = 0
         self.no_target_optimize = 0
@@ -139,7 +143,10 @@ class bdist_msi(Command):
         else:
             self.target_version = short_version
 
-        self.set_undefined_options('bdist', ('dist_dir', 'dist_dir'))
+        self.set_undefined_options('bdist',
+                                   ('dist_dir', 'dist_dir'),
+                                   ('plat_name', 'plat_name'),
+                                   )
 
         if self.pre_install_script:
             raise DistutilsOptionError(
@@ -180,7 +187,7 @@ class bdist_msi(Command):
             if not target_version:
                 assert self.skip_build, "Should have already checked this"
                 target_version = sys.version[0:3]
-            plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (get_platform(), target_version)
+            plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (self.plat_name, target_version)
             build = self.get_finalized_command('build')
             build.build_lib = os.path.join(build.build_base,
                                            'lib' + plat_specifier)
@@ -633,8 +640,7 @@ class bdist_msi(Command):
 
     def get_installer_filename(self, fullname):
         # Factored out to allow overriding in subclasses
-        plat = get_platform()
-        installer_name = os.path.join(self.dist_dir,
-                                      "%s.%s-py%s.msi" %
-                                       (fullname, plat, self.target_version))
+        base_name = "%s.%s-py%s.msi" % (fullname, self.plat_name,
+                                        self.target_version)
+        installer_name = os.path.join(self.dist_dir, base_name)
         return installer_name
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py
index 2d75a38..bf8d022 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/bdist_wininst.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
 
     user_options = [('bdist-dir=', None,
                      "temporary directory for creating the distribution"),
+                    ('plat-name=', 'p',
+                     "platform name to embed in generated filenames "
+                     "(default: %s)" % get_platform()),
                     ('keep-temp', 'k',
                      "keep the pseudo-installation tree around after " +
                      "creating the distribution archive"),
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
 
     def initialize_options(self):
         self.bdist_dir = None
+        self.plat_name = None
         self.keep_temp = 0
         self.no_target_compile = 0
         self.no_target_optimize = 0
@@ -78,7 +82,10 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
                       " option must be specified" % (short_version,))
             self.target_version = short_version
 
-        self.set_undefined_options('bdist', ('dist_dir', 'dist_dir'))
+        self.set_undefined_options('bdist',
+                                   ('dist_dir', 'dist_dir'),
+                                   ('plat_name', 'plat_name'),
+                                  )
 
         if self.install_script:
             for script in self.distribution.scripts:
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
         install.root = self.bdist_dir
         install.skip_build = self.skip_build
         install.warn_dir = 0
+        install.plat_name = self.plat_name
 
         install_lib = self.reinitialize_command('install_lib')
         # we do not want to include pyc or pyo files
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
             if not target_version:
                 assert self.skip_build, "Should have already checked this"
                 target_version = sys.version[0:3]
-            plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (get_platform(), target_version)
+            plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (self.plat_name, target_version)
             build = self.get_finalized_command('build')
             build.build_lib = os.path.join(build.build_base,
                                            'lib' + plat_specifier)
@@ -267,11 +275,11 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
             # if we create an installer for a specific python version,
             # it's better to include this in the name
             installer_name = os.path.join(self.dist_dir,
-                                          "%s.win32-py%s.exe" %
-                                           (fullname, self.target_version))
+                                          "%s.%s-py%s.exe" %
+                                           (fullname, self.plat_name, self.target_version))
         else:
             installer_name = os.path.join(self.dist_dir,
-                                          "%s.win32.exe" % fullname)
+                                          "%s.%s.exe" % (fullname, self.plat_name))
         return installer_name
 
     def get_exe_bytes(self):
@@ -293,9 +301,9 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
                 bv = get_build_version()
             else:
                 if self.target_version < "2.4":
-                    bv = "6"
+                    bv = 6.0
                 else:
-                    bv = "7.1"
+                    bv = 7.1
         else:
             # for current version - use authoritative check.
             bv = get_build_version()
@@ -304,5 +312,9 @@ class bdist_wininst(Command):
         directory = os.path.dirname(__file__)
         # we must use a wininst-x.y.exe built with the same C compiler
         # used for python.  XXX What about mingw, borland, and so on?
-        filename = os.path.join(directory, "wininst-%.1f.exe" % bv)
+        if self.plat_name == 'win32':
+            sfix = ''
+        else:
+            sfix = self.plat_name[3:] # strip 'win' - leaves eg '-amd64'
+        filename = os.path.join(directory, "wininst-%.1f%s.exe" % (bv, sfix))
         return open(filename, "rb").read()
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build.py
index 4fe95b0..9c2667c 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __revision__ = "$Id$"
 
 import sys, os
 from distutils.core import Command
+from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
 from distutils.util import get_platform
 
 
@@ -32,6 +33,9 @@ class build(Command):
          "build directory for scripts"),
         ('build-temp=', 't',
          "temporary build directory"),
+        ('plat-name=', 'p',
+         "platform name to build for, if supported "
+         "(default: %s)" % get_platform()),
         ('compiler=', 'c',
          "specify the compiler type"),
         ('debug', 'g',
@@ -59,12 +63,24 @@ class build(Command):
         self.build_temp = None
         self.build_scripts = None
         self.compiler = None
+        self.plat_name = None
         self.debug = None
         self.force = 0
         self.executable = None
 
     def finalize_options(self):
-        plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (get_platform(), sys.version[0:3])
+        if self.plat_name is None:
+            self.plat_name = get_platform()
+        else:
+            # plat-name only supported for windows (other platforms are
+            # supported via ./configure flags, if at all).  Avoid misleading
+            # other platforms.
+            if os.name != 'nt':
+                raise DistutilsOptionError(
+                            "--plat-name only supported on Windows (try "
+                            "using './configure --help' on your platform)")
+
+        plat_specifier = ".%s-%s" % (self.plat_name, sys.version[0:3])
 
         # Make it so Python 2.x and Python 2.x with --with-pydebug don't
         # share the same build directories. Doing so confuses the build
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index ff84bca..e011219 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from distutils.errors import *
 from distutils.sysconfig import customize_compiler, get_python_version
 from distutils.dep_util import newer_group
 from distutils.extension import Extension
+from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils import log
 
 if os.name == 'nt':
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ class build_ext(Command):
          "directory for compiled extension modules"),
         ('build-temp=', 't',
          "directory for temporary files (build by-products)"),
+        ('plat-name=', 'p',
+         "platform name to cross-compile for, if supported "
+         "(default: %s)" % get_platform()),
         ('inplace', 'i',
          "ignore build-lib and put compiled extensions into the source " +
          "directory alongside your pure Python modules"),
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ class build_ext(Command):
     def initialize_options(self):
         self.extensions = None
         self.build_lib = None
+        self.plat_name = None
         self.build_temp = None
         self.inplace = 0
         self.package = None
@@ -124,7 +129,9 @@ class build_ext(Command):
                                    ('build_temp', 'build_temp'),
                                    ('compiler', 'compiler'),
                                    ('debug', 'debug'),
-                                   ('force', 'force'))
+                                   ('force', 'force'),
+                                   ('plat_name', 'plat_name'),
+                                   )
 
         if self.package is None:
             self.package = self.distribution.ext_package
@@ -167,6 +174,9 @@ class build_ext(Command):
         # for Release and Debug builds.
         # also Python's library directory must be appended to library_dirs
         if os.name == 'nt':
+            # the 'libs' directory is for binary installs - we assume that
+            # must be the *native* platform.  But we don't really support
+            # cross-compiling via a binary install anyway, so we let it go.
             self.library_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, 'libs'))
             if self.debug:
                 self.build_temp = os.path.join(self.build_temp, "Debug")
@@ -177,8 +187,17 @@ class build_ext(Command):
             # this allows distutils on windows to work in the source tree
             self.include_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, 'PC'))
             if MSVC_VERSION == 9:
-                self.library_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix,
-                                         'PCbuild'))
+                # Use the .lib files for the correct architecture
+                if self.plat_name == 'win32':
+                    suffix = ''
+                else:
+                    # win-amd64 or win-ia64
+                    suffix = self.plat_name[4:]
+                new_lib = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, 'PCbuild')
+                if suffix:
+                    new_lib = os.path.join(new_lib, suffix)
+                self.library_dirs.append(new_lib)
+
             elif MSVC_VERSION == 8:
                 self.library_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix,
                                          'PC', 'VS8.0', 'win32release'))
@@ -267,6 +286,11 @@ class build_ext(Command):
                                      dry_run=self.dry_run,
                                      force=self.force)
         customize_compiler(self.compiler)
+        # If we are cross-compiling, init the compiler now (if we are not
+        # cross-compiling, init would not hurt, but people may rely on
+        # late initialization of compiler even if they shouldn't...)
+        if os.name == 'nt' and self.plat_name != get_platform():
+            self.compiler.initialize(self.plat_name)
 
         # And make sure that any compile/link-related options (which might
         # come from the command-line or from the setup script) are set in
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
index e4ee680..50884c3 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/install.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_vars
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsPlatformError
 from distutils.file_util import write_file
 from distutils.util import convert_path, subst_vars, change_root
+from distutils.util import get_platform
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsOptionError
 
 if sys.version < "2.2":
@@ -485,6 +486,14 @@ class install (Command):
         # Obviously have to build before we can install
         if not self.skip_build:
             self.run_command('build')
+            # If we built for any other platform, we can't install.
+            build_plat = self.distribution.get_command_obj('build').plat_name
+            # check warn_dir - it is a clue that the 'install' is happening
+            # internally, and not to sys.path, so we don't check the platform
+            # matches what we are running.
+            if self.warn_dir and build_plat != get_platform():
+                raise DistutilsPlatformError("Can't install when "
+                                             "cross-compiling")
 
         # Run all sub-commands (at least those that need to be run)
         for cmd_name in self.get_sub_commands():
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe b/Lib/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c99ede4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/wininst-9.0-amd64.exe
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
index 828d7fb..8b1cf9a 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from distutils.errors import (DistutilsExecError, DistutilsPlatformError,
 from distutils.ccompiler import (CCompiler, gen_preprocess_options,
     gen_lib_options)
 from distutils import log
+from distutils.util import get_platform
 
 import _winreg
 
@@ -38,13 +39,15 @@ HKEYS = (_winreg.HKEY_USERS,
 VS_BASE = r"Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\%0.1f"
 WINSDK_BASE = r"Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows"
 NET_BASE = r"Software\Microsoft\.NETFramework"
-ARCHS = {'DEFAULT' : 'x86',
-    'intel' : 'x86', 'x86' : 'x86',
-    'amd64' : 'x64', 'x64' : 'x64',
-    'itanium' : 'ia64', 'ia64' : 'ia64',
-    }
 
-# The globals VERSION, ARCH, MACROS and VC_ENV are defined later
+# A map keyed by get_platform() return values to values accepted by
+# 'vcvarsall.bat'.  Note a cross-compile may combine these (eg, 'x86_amd64' is
+# the param to cross-compile on x86 targetting amd64.)
+PLAT_TO_VCVARS = {
+    'win32' : 'x86',
+    'win-amd64' : 'amd64',
+    'win-ia64' : 'ia64',
+}
 
 class Reg:
     """Helper class to read values from the registry
@@ -176,23 +179,6 @@ def get_build_version():
     # else we don't know what version of the compiler this is
     return None
 
-def get_build_architecture():
-    """Return the processor architecture.
-
-    Possible results are "x86" or "amd64".
-    """
-    prefix = " bit ("
-    i = sys.version.find(prefix)
-    if i == -1:
-        return "x86"
-    j = sys.version.find(")", i)
-    sysarch = sys.version[i+len(prefix):j].lower()
-    arch = ARCHS.get(sysarch, None)
-    if arch is None:
-        return ARCHS['DEFAULT']
-    else:
-        return arch
-
 def normalize_and_reduce_paths(paths):
     """Return a list of normalized paths with duplicates removed.
 
@@ -251,6 +237,7 @@ def query_vcvarsall(version, arch="x86"):
 
     if vcvarsall is None:
         raise IOError("Unable to find vcvarsall.bat")
+    log.debug("Calling 'vcvarsall.bat %s' (version=%s)", arch, version)
     popen = subprocess.Popen('"%s" %s & set' % (vcvarsall, arch),
                              stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                              stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
@@ -281,9 +268,7 @@ def query_vcvarsall(version, arch="x86"):
 VERSION = get_build_version()
 if VERSION < 8.0:
     raise DistutilsPlatformError("VC %0.1f is not supported by this module" % VERSION)
-ARCH = get_build_architecture()
 # MACROS = MacroExpander(VERSION)
-VC_ENV = query_vcvarsall(VERSION, ARCH)
 
 class MSVCCompiler(CCompiler) :
     """Concrete class that implements an interface to Microsoft Visual C++,
@@ -318,13 +303,25 @@ class MSVCCompiler(CCompiler) :
     def __init__(self, verbose=0, dry_run=0, force=0):
         CCompiler.__init__ (self, verbose, dry_run, force)
         self.__version = VERSION
-        self.__arch = ARCH
         self.__root = r"Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio"
         # self.__macros = MACROS
         self.__path = []
+        # target platform (.plat_name is consistent with 'bdist')
+        self.plat_name = None
+        self.__arch = None # deprecated name
         self.initialized = False
 
-    def initialize(self):
+    def initialize(self, plat_name=None):
+        # multi-init means we would need to check platform same each time...
+        assert not self.initialized, "don't init multiple times"
+        if plat_name is None:
+            plat_name = get_platform()
+        # sanity check for platforms to prevent obscure errors later.
+        ok_plats = 'win32', 'win-amd64', 'win-ia64'
+        if plat_name not in ok_plats:
+            raise DistutilsPlatformError("--plat-name must be one of %s" %
+                                         (ok_plats,))
+
         if "DISTUTILS_USE_SDK" in os.environ and "MSSdk" in os.environ and self.find_exe("cl.exe"):
             # Assume that the SDK set up everything alright; don't try to be
             # smarter
@@ -334,9 +331,24 @@ class MSVCCompiler(CCompiler) :
             self.rc = "rc.exe"
             self.mc = "mc.exe"
         else:
-            self.__paths = VC_ENV['path'].split(os.pathsep)
-            os.environ['lib'] = VC_ENV['lib']
-            os.environ['include'] = VC_ENV['include']
+            # On x86, 'vcvars32.bat amd64' creates an env that doesn't work;
+            # to cross compile, you use 'x86_amd64'.
+            # On AMD64, 'vcvars32.bat amd64' is a native build env; to cross
+            # compile use 'x86' (ie, it runs the x86 compiler directly)
+            # No idea how itanium handles this, if at all.
+            if plat_name == get_platform() or plat_name == 'win32':
+                # native build or cross-compile to win32
+                plat_spec = PLAT_TO_VCVARS[plat_name]
+            else:
+                # cross compile from win32 -> some 64bit
+                plat_spec = PLAT_TO_VCVARS[get_platform()] + '_' + \
+                            PLAT_TO_VCVARS[plat_name]
+
+            vc_env = query_vcvarsall(VERSION, plat_spec)
+
+            self.__paths = vc_env['path'].split(os.pathsep)
+            os.environ['lib'] = vc_env['lib']
+            os.environ['include'] = vc_env['include']
 
             if len(self.__paths) == 0:
                 raise DistutilsPlatformError("Python was built with %s, "
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 3b4e9c9..71146dc 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -638,5 +638,5 @@ if get_build_version() >= 8.0:
     log.debug("Importing new compiler from distutils.msvc9compiler")
     OldMSVCCompiler = MSVCCompiler
     from distutils.msvc9compiler import MSVCCompiler
-    from distutils.msvc9compiler import get_build_architecture
+    # get_build_architecture not really relevant now we support cross-compile
     from distutils.msvc9compiler import MacroExpander
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index 917f1d0..72039a7 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def get_platform ():
        irix64-6.2
 
     Windows will return one of:
-       win-x86_64 (64bit Windows on x86_64 (AMD64))
+       win-amd64 (64bit Windows on AMD64 (aka x86_64, Intel64, EM64T, etc)
        win-ia64 (64bit Windows on Itanium)
        win32 (all others - specifically, sys.platform is returned)
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def get_platform ():
         j = sys.version.find(")", i)
         look = sys.version[i+len(prefix):j].lower()
         if look == 'amd64':
-            return 'win-x86_64'
+            return 'win-amd64'
         if look == 'itanium':
             return 'win-ia64'
         return sys.platform