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

[Robert Valsjö]

Hi Bob!

Thanx for the info.

I have one question though. I've read your info about patching the 
python 2.3.4 source Makefile, but since I'm not a c-programmer, can you 
please tell me what to do after I downloaded the python 2.3.4 source 
and untared it?

Please don't laugh... ;-)

/rob

On 2004-11-29, at 00.35, Bob Ippolito wrote:

> 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
>
>

Robert Valsjö
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