BUG? Re: compiling Python 2.1.1

Skip Montanaro skip at pobox.com
Tue Aug 28 08:59:35 EDT 2001


    Roman> OK... Using Distutils for Python 1.5.2 for building Python 2.1.1
    Roman> is impossible, because there are things missing and all kinds of
    Roman> new syntax features (list comprehensions, +=, **args-call
    Roman> syntax).

Roman,

Why aren't you just using the 2.1.1 distribution?  You shouldn't need *any*
Python interpreter until after the core has been built.  Setup.py is only
used to build the stuff in the Modules directory after the core interpreter
has been built in the usual configure/make fashion.

    Roman> How people are supposed to build and install Python 2.1.1 on
    Roman> RedHat 6x systems _right way_?

I'm sure many people have done this already.  Start from the tar.gz
distribution. 

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