Installing Python 2.7.5-1 on AIX 6.1

[Terry Reedy]

On 8/26/2015 10:35 AM, Zachary Ware wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 9:03 AM, Manarski, Mark
> <Mark.Manarski at highmark.com> wrote:
>> I have downloaded the “python-2.7.5-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm” package from the IBM
>> Linux ToolBox site.
>>
>> When I try to install the python rpm package, it fails because it’s looking
>> for (7) dependencies listed below.  The dependencies listed do seem to exist
>> on the server, and I have also successfully installed the openssl-0.9.8zg
>> package on the server.
>>
>> Has anyone successfully installed Python 2.7 on AIX, and if so, did you need
>> to remediate any of these dependencies?
>
> I have absolutely no experience with AIX.  However, I can tell you
> that none of the 'dependencies' listed below are absolutely necessary.
>
>> libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.0.9.8) is needed by python-2.7.5-1
>
> This is used by the hashlib module (and possibly _ssl; I'm not sure).
>
>> libexpat.a(libexpat.so.1) is needed by python-2.7.5-1
>
> This is used in the xml package.
>
>> libgdbm.a(libgdbm.so.3) is needed by python-2.7.5-1
>
> Used in the dbm package.
>
>> libreadline.a(libreadline.so.6) is needed by python-2.7.5-1
>
> Used in the REPL and readline module.
>
>> libssl.a(libssl.so.0.9.8) is needed by python-2.7.5-1
>
> Used in _ssl.
>
>> libtcl8.4.so is needed by python-2.7.5-1
>> libtk8.4.so is needed by python-2.7.5-1

8.4 is more or less obsolete.  8.5 came out 8 years ago and has had many 
bugs fixed (now at 8.5.18).  8.6 came out 2 years ago and is even better.

> Used by Tkinter.

If you want to use tkinter, you should, if possible, start with the 
latest 8.6.0.4 or whatever.

> So without those dependencies, those modules won't work, but
> everything else will.
>
> You may have better luck building Python yourself, and you'll get a
> much newer Python that way.

And up to date dependencies.

>  We have an AIX buildbot that may be able
> to teach you a bit from the logs:
>
> configure: http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/PPC64%20AIX%202.7/builds/1237/steps/configure/logs/stdio
> compile: http://buildbot.python.org/all/builders/PPC64%20AIX%202.7/builds/1237/steps/compile/logs/stdio
>
> Hope this helps,
>


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Terry Jan Reedy