Hmm, this feels embarrassing but the good news is that, on seeing the errors, I remember using a "sudo" with the make install and only later finding out that I shouldn't have.
Last login: Tue Sep 11 09:46:11 on ttys000 macpro1:~ debaas$ pwd /Users/debaas macpro1:~ debaas$ ls Desktop Documents Downloads Library Movies Music Pictures Public Sites macpro1:~ debaas$ cd Desktop/ macpro1:Desktop debaas$ cd Python-2.7.3/ macpro1:Python-2.7.3 debaas$ ls /usr/local apache2 bin clamXav include lib libexec share macpro1:Python-2.7.3 debaas$ make install /usr/bin/install -c python.exe /usr/local/bin/python2.7 install: /usr/local/bin/python2.7: Permission denied make: *** [altbininstall] Error 71 So how to proceed here? -Bob Op 11 Sep 2012, om 14:26 heeft William R. Wing (Bill Wing) het volgende geschreven: > On Sep 11, 2012, at 3:52 AM, Bob Aalsma <overhaalsgang_24_...@me.com> wrote: > >> <c.c> >> Op 10 Sep 2012, om 22:53 heeft William R. Wing (Bill Wing) het volgende >> geschreven: >> >>> On Sep 10, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Bob Aalsma <overhaalsgang_24_...@me.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Well, Bill, better late than never - thanks for stepping in. >>>> You are right, my problems are not yet solved ;) >>> >>> As Hans pointed out, you are looking for python, not Python (the frameworks >>> are named Python, the executable is python). Sorry about that. >>> >>> To eliminate the output from TimeMachine (assuming it is using an external >>> drive or a TimeCapsule), add one more option to the find command: >>> >>> $ sudo find -x / -name python -print (or follow his directions for piping >>> to a file). >>> >>> The -x option prevents find from descending into a volume with a different >>> device number from the one you started on. >>> >>> -Bill >>> >> >> -- >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > Well, clearly, the only copies of python 2.7 on your system are from Apple > (in System/Library and associated with Xcode). > So, either the one you downloaded overwrote one of them, or the install > failed and you didn't notice the error go zooming by in a listing. > > Can you run the install procedure again and capture the output? > > -Bill
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