>On Sun, 8 Feb 1998, Heine DeJager wrote: > >> HI Folks, >> >> I have a problem installing python1.4 (hamm), and here follows the output >> from trying to run dpkg --configure python-base. >> >> Setting up python-base (1.4.0-4) ... >> File "/usr/lib/python1.4/compileall.py", line 8 >> import os >> ^ >> SyntaxError: invalid syntax >> dpkg: error processing python-base (--configure): >> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> python-base >> >> Does anyone know what I should do to correct this? > >No, I don't. But maybe you can look at other possibilities. I recently >removed debian python1.4 from my system and compiled and installed python >1.5 in /usr/local. > >Another possibility is to try out the python 1.5 rpm-packages that are >already available using alien. I did not try that out myself, but it >might just work. > >I include a message from the python user's mailinglist with information >about the RPM-packages: >
Hi Johann, That could work work, but would not fix the dependeny problems I now have. Python 1.4 would not remove itself, and packages installed cannot configure because of their dependency on python1.4. Thanks Heine -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
