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-rw-r--r--numpy/linalg/setup.py4
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diff --git a/numpy/linalg/setup.py b/numpy/linalg/setup.py
index 66c5fc5b8..1c4e1295e 100644
--- a/numpy/linalg/setup.py
+++ b/numpy/linalg/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ def configuration(parent_package='', top_path=None):
size_t_size = sysconfig.get_config_var("SIZEOF_SIZE_T")
if size_t_size:
maxsize = 2**(size_t_size - 1) - 1
- else: # handle windows
+ else:
+ # We prefer using sysconfig as it allows cross-compilation
+ # but the information may be missing (e.g. on windows).
maxsize = sys.maxsize
if maxsize > 2**32:
# Build lapack-lite in 64-bit integer mode.