In article <a06240802c61849e00...@[192.168.1.100]>, Greg Reyna <gre...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > I want to install Python 2.6 on a dual 1.42 GHz MacG4 tower running > OS 10.5.6. The Python installer wants to create the Python.framework > directory in "/Library/Frameworks" but it can't because there's an > alias of the same name in there. On this machine, Python 2.5.1 is > installed in > "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5" > > The "Versions" folder has within it folders for "2.3","2.5", and > "Current" (the latter is an alias to the 2.5 folder) > > FYI: In the /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework folder are > aliases to Resources, CodeResorces, and the Python program itself. > These all point to the 2.5 folder. > > So, my question is, can I move the alias out of > "/Library/Frameworks", let the installer do its thing, then move the > newly installed files into "/System/Library/Frameworks/" so > everything will be together? Naturally, I would follow the odd way > everything is currently installed by creating a 2.6 directory. After > that, I will exchange all the aliases so they point at the new 2.6 > directory, as well as creating a new alias for "/Library/Frameworks". > > I'm new at this so I wanted to check with someone who knows what > they're doing. I always heard we're not supposed to mess with the > System/Library, but I guess this is an exception.
No, it's not an exception; your first instinct is correct to not mess with /System/Library. The python there is supplied by Apple as part of OS X. python.org installers install to /Library/Frameworks/Python. If you downloaded a python.org installer for 2.6.x, there shouldn't be any problems installing to /Library/Frameworks/Python as long as you have admin permission. There can be multiple python versions installed in /Library/Frameworks. For more info see for example: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.apple/15600 If you are still having problems, I suggest bringing the specific errors to the pythonmac sig forum: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig or http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.apple -- Ned Deily, n...@acm.org -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
