Fix build_ext with VS 8.0. Patch by Hirokazu Yamamoto (#9558).

Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class build_ext(Command):
 
             elif MSVC_VERSION == 8:
                 self.library_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix,
-                                         'PC', 'VS8.0', 'win32release'))
+                                         'PC', 'VS8.0'))
             elif MSVC_VERSION == 7:
                 self.library_dirs.append(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix,
                                          'PC', 'VS7.1'))

Misc/NEWS

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9558: Fix distutils.command.build_ext with VS 8.0.
+
 - Issue #10667: Fast path for collections.Counter().
 
 - Issue #10695: passing the port as a string value to telnetlib no longer