configure

[Sam Penrose]

In article 
<Pine.OSF.3.96.1000824192846.31043A-100000 at giaspn01.vsnl.net.in>, Ravi 
C Venkatesan <rcv_dac at giaspn01.vsnl.net.in> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> I have a query whose answer I'd be most grateful to revieve.  I have
> obtained Python 1.5.2 for Linux, and am using tbe Redhat 6.1 version.  The
> code is placed in a directory /root/python1.5.2 The problem I face is that
> Linux refuses to acknowledge the presence of the "configure" file, on
> typing "./configure". It replies "No such file, directory........" 
> 
> Please note that I have done all the necessary tasks such as chmod 7777
> configure, etc...  I also tried typing the execution path
> /root/python1.5.2/ ./configure, but get NO results !. 
> 
> Evidently in the situation described above, config.log is NOT created.  Is
> there something I should do in correcting the paths ?... I have changed
> the code thrice, and yet get the same results. 
> 
> Thanks for your time, and I look forward to recieving a reply in the near
> future.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Ravi Venkatesan
> 
> 
> 

First off, do you have a reason to compile it? RH 6.1 generally installs 
Python automatically.

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