compiling 2.3.5 on ubuntu

[Steve Holden]

Justin Azoff wrote:
> Py PY wrote:
> 
>>(Apologies if this appears twice. I posted it yesterday and it was held
>>due to a 'suspicious header')
>>
>>I'm having a hard time trying to get a couple of tests to pass when
>>compling Python 2.3.5 on Ubuntu Server Edition 6.06 LTS. I'm sure it's
>>not too far removed from the desktop edition but, clearly, I need to
>>tweak something or install some missling libs.
> 
> 
> Why are you compiling a package that is already built for you?
> 
I'm quessing because (s)he wants to test programs on less recent 
versions of Python. Ubuntu 5.10 was already up to Python 2.4.2, so I 
can't imagine there's anything older on Ubuntu 6.06.

regards
  Steve
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