[Pythonmac-SIG] python 2.4.2 source builds 2.4.1?

[Bob Ippolito]

On Jan 8, 2006, at 8:44 PM, Samuel M. Smith wrote:

>
> On 08 Jan, 2006, at 21:32, Samuel M. Smith wrote:
>
>> I downloaded Python-2.4.2.tgz expanded it into the directory
>> Python-2.4.2
>> I cd in python-2.4.2 and run
>>
>> ./configure --enable--framework
>> make
>
> excuse the typo here I actually ran
> ./configure --enable-framework
>
> I have os x 10.4.3 I had previously installed 2.4.1 using the package
> installer on undefined.org
>
>>
>> this creates a file in the python-2.4.2 directory called python.exe
>> if I run
>> ./python.exe
>> I get the following prompt
>> Python 2.4.1 (#2, Mar 31 2005, 00:05:10)
>> [GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1666)] on darwin
>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more  
>> information.
>>
>> If I do sudo make install I still get python 2.4.1 prompt
>> Is this an error?
>> What is happening here. Why don't I get 2.4.2

You did get 2.4.2, but it's dynamically linking to /Library/ 
Frameworks/Python.framework because that's where it's going to  
install to.

try this:

env DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=. ./python.exe

-bob