Compile vim with python3 support in Windows

Question

I'm used to Ubuntu and know how to compile and edit vim. But how can i compile vim with python3 support on windows ?

Prefer to do it from the terminal. But i don't mind if i need to do it with miniGW if thats a better option.

Answer 1

You can find the instructions to build Vim on windows in the source file src/INSTALLpc.txt.

More specifically in the section 8. Building with Python3 support you can read:

8. Building with Python3 support
================================

For building with MSVC 2008 the "Windows Installer" from www.python.org
works fine.  Python 3.6 is recommended.

When building, you need to set the following variables at least:

    PYTHON3:         Where Python3 is installed. E.g. C:\Python36
    DYNAMIC_PYTHON3: Whether dynamic linking is used. Usually, set to yes.
    PYTHON3_VER:     Python3 version. E.g. 36 for Python 3.6.X.

E.g. When using MSVC (as one line):

    nmake -f Make_mvc.mak
        PYTHON3=C:\Python36 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes PYTHON3_VER=36


When using msys2 and link with Python3 bundled with msys2 (as one line):

    mingw32-make -f Make_ming.mak PYTHON3=c:/msys64/mingw64
        PYTHON3_HOME=c:/msys64/mingw64
        PYTHON3INC=-Ic:/msys64/mingw64/include/python3.6m
        DYNAMIC_PYTHON3=yes
        PYTHON3_VER=36
        DYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL=libpython3.6m.dll
        STATIC_STDCPLUS=yes

(This is for 64-bit builds. For 32-bit builds, replace mingw64 with mingw32.)

You may also want to look at the instructions in src/INSTALL.txt