readline for mac python? (really, reproducing mac python packages)

[K Richard Pixley]

On 1/1/12 19:04 , K Richard Pixley wrote:
> On 1/1/12 16:49 , K Richard Pixley wrote:
>> I'm having trouble finding a reasonable python environment on mac.
>>
>> The supplied binaries, (2.7.2, 3.2.2), are built with old versions of
>> macosx and are not capable of building any third party packages that
>> require gcc.
>>
>> The source builds easily enough out of the box, (./configure
>> --enable-framework && make && sudo make install), but when I do that, I
>> end up with a python interpreter that lacks readline.
>>
>> How do I get readline involved?
>>
>> Or better... is there an instruction sheet somewhere on how to reproduce
>> the python.org binary packages?
>>
>> --rich
>
> Bah. I just needed to dig a little deeper into the source. All the doc I
> wanted is in there.

Well, partial victory.  2.7.2 builds.  3.2 doesn't.

--rich