[Python-Dev] Fwd: installation with ubuntu 8.04

[Christian Heimes]

Steve Holden wrote:
> Look in the build instructions for "alt-install", and make sure that you
> *know* when you install the new Python that it isn't touching the system
> Python at all. Always run make -n install and check what the script will
> do before running it until you know what you are doing. Then run 3.x
> from (somewhere like) /usr/local/bin.

We anticipated the issue during the development cycle of py3k. The 3.x
series doesn't install a "python" command when it's installed with "make
install".

$ make install
[...]
* Note: not installed as 'python'.
* Use 'make fullinstall' to install as 'python'.
* However, 'make fullinstall' is discouraged,
* as it will clobber your Python 2.x installation.

Christian