Python2.2 Installation

[Joel Bender]

I downloaded and almost installed Python 2.2 from the Python-2.2.tgz 
release on SF by doing the 'usual "gunzip; tar; configure; make" dance'.  
I now have a Python-2.2 directory which seems to work by itself.

Now I'm trying to add the pyserial-1.12 extensions by using distutils 
and getting the following error:

    distutils.errors.DistutilsPlatformError: invalid Python 
installation: unable to open /usr/local/lib/python2.2/config/Makefile 
(No such file or directory)

So how do I complete the installation so that Python2.2 is at least in 
/usr/bin?  How do I replace the 1.5.2 installation that came 
preinstalled (which is in /bin)?


Joel