compiling from source (without root privleges)

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Fri, Oct 26, 2001 at 08:30:44AM -0500, Skip Montanaro wrote:
>     >> My web host (webaxxs.net) refuses to upgrade from Python 1.5 to 2.x.
>     >> 
>     >> I am wondering if I have any hope of being able to compile from
>     >> source, without having root privleges.  They are running a modified
>     >> Red Hat.
> 
>     Oleg> I did it few times ...
> 
> I build Python from the latest CVS source day or two.  I *never* do this as
> root, so my guess would be that it is possible. ;-)

   The original question was about non-root *installation*. Of course I
never compile as root :)

Oleg.
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