[Python-Dev] Changes needed for python-2.6.spec to build successfully

[Christian Heimes]

Patrick Toal schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm not subscribed to this list, but this is the best place I could
> think of to send this.  Please feel free to ignore if this has already
> been addressed, or if I've approached it completely wrong.
> 
> When trying to perform an rpmbuild  of the python-2.6.1 tarball on my
> CentOS 5.1 system using the included python-2.6.spec file, I ran into a
> bunch of vexing problems.  My solution to them is included in the diff
> to the specfile attached.  Some of these fixes are probably not
> appropriate for everyone (eg: my need for shared libs, vs static).
> 
> I hope this saves someone else a bit of time. :)

Thanks Patrick! Please open a ticket in our tracker and attach your
patch. Patches in mails tend to get lost.

Christian