[Pythonmac-SIG] python 2.3.4 on Mac OS X 10.3.6 is working - upgraded standard installation

[Bob Ippolito]

On Nov 28, 2004, at 2:21 PM, Robert Valsjö wrote:

> I have upgraded my standard python installation which comes with Mac 
> OS X 10.3.6 to python 2.3.4 from source.
>
> I've followed the instructions in the README file in the catalog 
> Mac/OSX in the source distribution.
>
> Everything I've done seems to work, but have I missed something? 
> Please let me know.

Yes.

> Here is my history list of the commands I've done.
>
> 1780  tar Python-2.3.4.tgz
>  1781  tar zxvf Python-2.3.4.tgz
>  1782  cd Python-2.3.4
>  1790  ./configure --enable-framework
>  1803  make
>  1804  make frameworkinstall
>  1805  make frameworkinstallextras

You should patch the Makefile as I mentioned earlier today, or else 
when/if you install Python 2.4, your Python 2.3 will be broken.

>  1815  cd /usr/bin/
>  1818  sudo mv python python.orig
>  1820  sudo mv python2.3 python2.3.orig
>  1822  sudo mv pythonw pythonw.orig
>  1823  sudo mv pythonw2.3 pythonw2.3.orig

DO NOT EVER DO THIS!  Never touch /usr (except /usr/local)!!  Just put 
/usr/local/bin before /usr/bin on your path and be done with it!

>  1827  cd /etc/
>  1831  sudo emacs profile  #add /usr/local/bin to PATH

DO NOT EVER DO THIS EITHER!  Just add it to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.tcshrc

-bob