Updating Python...Newbie alert!

[Mr.Lee]

        How new am I?  I am this new: when I typed 'make install'
went into it's proper place!  I didn't quite finish the proper
procedures.  Ya lern sumthin' new ev'ryday.

Thanks,
Lee

Chris Liechti wrote:

> "Mr.Lee" <mrlee at davesupply.com> wrote in news:n3ah8.112697
> $Hu6.28510292 at typhoon.neo.rr.com:
>> Hi all,
>>         Being quite new to Linux, I am having a bit of a problem
>> when it comes to updating my installed version of Python(1.5.2) to
>> the version that I have now(2.2).
>>         My problem is that I compiled Python in the directory that
>> I  downloaded and now I don't know where to put all of the files
>> that were generated!  It works, I ran the tests and it all came out
>> fine, but I just don't know where to put the files for maximum
>> efficiency.
> 
> usualy one does "./configure;make;make install" and the "make
> install" places the files where they belong (in subdirectories of
> /usr/local/ usualy)
> 
> chris
> 

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