On Mar 25, 9:22 pm, Doug Morse <mo...@edoug.org> wrote: > On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:56:13 -0700 (PDT), *nixtechno <epctec...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > I have a fedora box and just installed python 2.6.1 along with 2.5.2, > > so here's my issue, if I removed the "systems" garbage RPM it would > > uninstall all the other crap along with it, so I went ahead and > > trunked in and ./configure, build && build install and built python > > 2.6.1 along with this. However how can I stipulate that I want the > > WHOLE system to use Python 2.6.1 rather than 2.5.2? I know there is > > something to do with PATH, which I tried under my /root/.cshrc file, > > but to no avail it didn't work. So is there something special I should > > do with getting the system to pick up this directy: > > > /usr/local/lib/python2.6/ > > > Which the v2.6 binary is in: > > > /usr/local/bin/python.2.6 > > > Rather than this: > > > /usr/lib64/python2.5/ > > > Which the v2.5 binary is in: > > > /usr/bin/python > > > Perhaps it's Fedora not picking it up? > > > Here's my server's build: > > # uname -rm > > 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64 x86_64 > > > I've gone through and tried to figure it out, to no avail, so if > > anyone is pretty familiar with this, because I do NOT want to > > stipulate which binary to use in all my source files... > > Hi, > > One option would be to use the alternatives system, which RHL / Fedora install > by default. Run "man alternatives" for documentation and the contents of > /etc/alternatives for examples already in use on your system. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > Doug
Greatly appreciated, I'm a do that now and check it out. Thanks for the help! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
