Fredrik Lundh wrote: > 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".
Yes, that is what I did. Since I ended up with no executable in /usr/local, or /usr/local/bin and it said " This creates an executable "./python" (which it did); to install in /usr/local" I copied the one it created over to /usr/local, then later /usr/local/bin > > > 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 > > /.../ > > </F> Yes, I typed "make install". But nothing gets put into /usr/local or /usr/local/bin without me copying it over. And if I run python it in the directory I unpacked it in, it works, but if I run the copy in /usr/local or /usr/local/bin it does not. I also tried the instuctions on their web site: "python setup.py install" But get the same result, but it copies and puts the following 3 files in the /usr/local/bin dir. -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 96 May 31 07:50 idle -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 81 May 31 07:50 pydoc -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18017 May 31 07:50 smtpd.py Marshall -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
