[Python-Dev] Compiler for the Mac OS X version of Python 3.4 (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Thu Sep 19 03:29:50 CEST 2013

On Sep 18, 2013, at 10:04 AM, Skip Montanaro wrote:

As a MacBook Pro user running Snow Leopard/10.6.8, I would find the lack of a binary release problematic, were it not for the fact that I routinely build from source (and don't do anything Mac-specific with Python). For those not familiar with the platform, it's perhaps worth noting that upgrade is out of my hands. Apple dropped support for my "ancient" MBP (2006?), so 10.6.8 is as up-to-date as I can get. I guess that's what you expect from a company whose main revenues these days come from cell phones and tablets, and addition of pastels to their color pallet warrants announcement in a TV commercial.

I'm in a similar boat with my old MBP, and I am not upgrading my somewhat newer one because of compatibility with other software. But OTOH, I have never installed the binary releases, I just build them from MacPorts, so as long as that still works, I'm happy. (I have a 8mo Air running the latest Lion and will likely update that when Mavericks is out.)

-Barry

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