[Mailman-Developers] Python-2.2 disaster

[Carson Gaspar]

<rant>
What !@#$% idiot did the python 2.2 build system!? It bombs out trying to 
compile the extensions, because _someone_ got "clever" and decided to write 
the build system in Python. And got it wrong. So it doesn't compile or link 
properly. And after chasing through _8_ levels of indirection without 
figuring out where it tries adding library arguments, I just give up!
For those who care, it's going insane trying to build _socket, and _curses, 
and probably something else. _socket is trying to link against openssl, but 
my openssl libraries aren't where it expects them to be, and if I hand-edit 
setup.py (yes, hand-edit - ARRRRGH!) to put the correct paths in, it still 
doesn't work, I suspect because it's not using -R or setting LD_RUN_PATH. I 
haven't even looked at the other errors yet.
</rant>

So, just how "recommended" is python 2.2? Can I just use my python 2.0 
installation until someone else makes this nightmare go away?

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Carson Gaspar - carson@taltos.org
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