Marshall Dudley wrote:
> I am trying to install python, but am having problems. I did what the
> README file said, and it created an executible code in the current
> directory as it said it would when I typed "make".
"make" doesn't install the interpreter by itself; you're supposed to use
"make install" (or "make altinstall") to do that.
just copying the interpreter binary around won't give you a complete
install.
> It seemed to say to copy the executable over to the /usr/local
> directory, which I did.
the README says:
To start building right away (on UNIX): type "./configure" in the
current directory and when it finishes, type "make". This creates an
executable "./python"; to install in /usr/local, first do "su root"
and then "make install".
the detailed installation section says:
To install the Python binary, library modules, shared library modules
(see below), include files, configuration files, and the manual page,
just type
make install
/.../
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