Remove all mention of Windows IA-64 support (GH-3389)

It was mostly removed long ago.

Doc/distutils/apiref.rst

@@ -814,13 +814,13 @@ This module provides the :class:`UnixCCompiler` class, a subclass of
 .. module:: distutils.msvccompiler
    :synopsis: Microsoft Compiler
 
+.. XXX: This is *waaaaay* out of date!
 
 This module provides :class:`MSVCCompiler`, an implementation of the abstract
 :class:`CCompiler` class for Microsoft Visual Studio. Typically, extension
 modules need to be compiled with the same compiler that was used to compile
 Python. For Python 2.3 and earlier, the compiler was Visual Studio 6. For Python
-2.4 and 2.5, the compiler is Visual Studio .NET 2003. The AMD64 and Itanium
+2.4 and 2.5, the compiler is Visual Studio .NET 2003.
-binaries are created using the Platform SDK.
 
 :class:`MSVCCompiler` will normally choose the right compiler, linker etc. on
 its own. To override this choice, the environment variables *DISTUTILS_USE_SDK*

Doc/distutils/builtdist.rst

@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ installed, you can use a 32bit version of Windows to create 64bit extensions
 and vice-versa.
 
 To build for an alternate platform, specify the :option:`!--plat-name` option
-to the build command.  Valid values are currently 'win32', 'win-amd64' and
+to the build command.  Valid values are currently 'win32', and  'win-amd64'.
-'win-ia64'.  For example, on a 32bit version of Windows, you could execute::
+For example, on a 32bit version of Windows, you could execute::
 
    python setup.py build --plat-name=win-amd64
 

Doc/library/sysconfig.rst

@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ Other functions
    Windows will return one of:
 
    - 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)
 
    Mac OS X can return:

Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class build_ext(Command):
             if self.plat_name == 'win32':
                 suffix = 'win32'
             else:
-                # win-amd64 or win-ia64
+                # win-amd64
                 suffix = self.plat_name[4:]
             new_lib = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, 'PCbuild')
             if suffix:

Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py

@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ else:
 PLAT_TO_VCVARS = {
     'win32' : 'x86',
     'win-amd64' : 'amd64',
-    'win-ia64' : 'ia64',
 }
 
 class Reg:
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ class MSVCCompiler(CCompiler) :
         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'
+        ok_plats = 'win32', 'win-amd64'
         if plat_name not in ok_plats:
             raise DistutilsPlatformError("--plat-name must be one of %s" %
                                          (ok_plats,))
@@ -362,7 +361,6 @@ class MSVCCompiler(CCompiler) :
             # 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]

Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_build_version():
 def get_build_architecture():
     """Return the processor architecture.
 
-    Possible results are "Intel", "Itanium", or "AMD64".
+    Possible results are "Intel" or "AMD64".
     """
 
     prefix = " bit ("

Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py

@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ class UtilTestCase(support.EnvironGuard, unittest.TestCase):
         sys.platform = 'win32'
         self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-amd64')
 
-        # windows XP, itanium
-        os.name = 'nt'
-        sys.version = ('2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) '
-                       '[MSC v.1310 32 bit (Itanium)]')
-        sys.platform = 'win32'
-        self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-ia64')
-
         # macbook
         os.name = 'posix'
         sys.version = ('2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) '

Lib/distutils/util.py

@@ -30,24 +30,14 @@ def get_platform ():
 
     Windows will return one of:
        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)
 
     For other non-POSIX platforms, currently just returns 'sys.platform'.
 
     """
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        # sniff sys.version for architecture.
+        if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
-        prefix = " bit ("
-        i = sys.version.find(prefix)
-        if i == -1:
-            return sys.platform
-        j = sys.version.find(")", i)
-        look = sys.version[i+len(prefix):j].lower()
-        if look == 'amd64':
             return 'win-amd64'
-        if look == 'itanium':
-            return 'win-ia64'
         return sys.platform
 
     # Set for cross builds explicitly

Lib/msilib/__init__.py

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import string
 import sys
 
 AMD64 = "AMD64" in sys.version
-Itanium = "Itanium" in sys.version
-Win64 = AMD64 or Itanium
 
 # Partially taken from Wine
 datasizemask=      0x00ff
@@ -150,9 +148,7 @@ def init_database(name, schema,
     si.SetProperty(PID_TITLE, "Installation Database")
     si.SetProperty(PID_SUBJECT, ProductName)
     si.SetProperty(PID_AUTHOR, Manufacturer)
-    if Itanium:
+    if AMD64:
-        si.SetProperty(PID_TEMPLATE, "Intel64;1033")
-    elif AMD64:
         si.SetProperty(PID_TEMPLATE, "x64;1033")
     else:
         si.SetProperty(PID_TEMPLATE, "Intel;1033")
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ class Directory:
         if component is None:
             component = self.logical
         self.component = component
-        if Win64:
+        if AMD64:
             flags |= 256
         if keyfile:
             keyid = self.cab.gen_id(self.absolute, keyfile)

Lib/sysconfig.py

@@ -611,24 +611,14 @@ def get_platform():
 
     Windows will return one of:
        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)
 
     For other non-POSIX platforms, currently just returns 'sys.platform'.
 
     """
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        # sniff sys.version for architecture.
+        if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
-        prefix = " bit ("
-        i = sys.version.find(prefix)
-        if i == -1:
-            return sys.platform
-        j = sys.version.find(")", i)
-        look = sys.version[i+len(prefix):j].lower()
-        if look == 'amd64':
             return 'win-amd64'
-        if look == 'itanium':
-            return 'win-ia64'
         return sys.platform
 
     if os.name != "posix" or not hasattr(os, 'uname'):

Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py

@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ class TestSysConfig(unittest.TestCase):
         sys.platform = 'win32'
         self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-amd64')
 
-        # windows XP, itanium
-        os.name = 'nt'
-        sys.version = ('2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) '
-                       '[MSC v.1310 32 bit (Itanium)]')
-        sys.platform = 'win32'
-        self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-ia64')
-
         # macbook
         os.name = 'posix'
         sys.version = ('2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) '

PC/config.c

@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 #include "Python.h"
 
 extern PyObject* PyInit_array(void);
-#ifndef MS_WINI64
 extern PyObject* PyInit_audioop(void);
-#endif
 extern PyObject* PyInit_binascii(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit_cmath(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit_errno(void);
@@ -80,11 +78,7 @@ struct _inittab _PyImport_Inittab[] = {
 
     {"array", PyInit_array},
     {"_ast", PyInit__ast},
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-#ifndef MS_WINI64
     {"audioop", PyInit_audioop},
-#endif
-#endif
     {"binascii", PyInit_binascii},
     {"cmath", PyInit_cmath},
     {"errno", PyInit_errno},

PC/pyconfig.h

@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ WIN32 is still required for the locale module.
    defined on Win32 *and* Win64. Win32 only code must therefore be
    guarded as follows:
         #if defined(MS_WIN32) && !defined(MS_WIN64)
-   Some modules are disabled on Itanium processors, therefore we
-   have MS_WINI64 set for those targets, otherwise MS_WINX64
 */
 #ifdef _WIN64
 #define MS_WIN64
@@ -121,17 +119,12 @@ WIN32 is still required for the locale module.
 
 /* set the COMPILER */
 #ifdef MS_WIN64
-#if defined(_M_IA64)
+#if defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_AMD64)
-#define COMPILER _Py_PASTE_VERSION("64 bit (Itanium)")
-#define MS_WINI64
-#define PYD_PLATFORM_TAG "win_ia64"
-#elif defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_AMD64)
 #if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 #define COMPILER ("[ICC v." _Py_STRINGIZE(__INTEL_COMPILER) " 64 bit (amd64) with MSC v." _Py_STRINGIZE(_MSC_VER) " CRT]")
 #else
 #define COMPILER _Py_PASTE_VERSION("64 bit (AMD64)")
 #endif /* __INTEL_COMPILER */
-#define MS_WINX64
 #define PYD_PLATFORM_TAG "win_amd64"
 #else
 #define COMPILER _Py_PASTE_VERSION("64 bit (Unknown)")