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

Bob Ippolito bob at redivi.com
Mon Nov 29 00:35:20 CET 2004

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

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