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-rw-r--r--Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py8
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
index 2bd2292..21020d3 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_build_ext.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ from test import test_support
# Don't load the xx module more than once.
ALREADY_TESTED = False
+if sys.platform != 'win32':
+ UNDER_MSVC8 = False
+else:
+ from distutils.msvccompiler import get_build_version
+ UNDER_MSVC8 = get_build_version() < 8.0
+
class BuildExtTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
support.LoggingSilencer,
unittest.TestCase):
@@ -231,6 +237,8 @@ class BuildExtTestCase(support.TempdirManager,
self.assertEquals(cmd.compiler, 'unix')
def test_get_outputs(self):
+ if UNDER_MSVC8:
+ return # not running this test for MSVC < 8
tmp_dir = self.mkdtemp()
c_file = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'foo.c')
self.write_file(c_file, 'void initfoo(void) {};\n')