ahh, it all makes sense now, thank you.
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Heiko Wundram wrote:
>>>what is /usr/lib/libpython2.4.so used for?
>>
>>Nothing, usually. Things embedding python might use it, such as vim.
>
>
> At least the interpreter uses it on systems where it's enabled...
That depends on the system:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /usr/lib/libpython2.4.so
lr
Levi Campbell wrote:
> what is /usr/lib/libpython2.4.so used for?
>
On many systems, it is the core of Python, and /usr/bin/python2.4 is a
small wrapper around it. Here's what I see on my box:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] usr]$ ls -l bin/python2.4 lib/libpython2.4.so.1.0
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root4072 O
"Martin v. Löwis" wrote:
>> what is /usr/lib/libpython2.4.so used for?
> Nothing, usually. Things embedding python might use it, such as vim.
At least the interpreter uses it on systems where it's enabled...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ldd /usr/bin/python2.4
libpython2.4.so.1.0 => /usr/lib/libp
Levi Campbell wrote:
> what is /usr/lib/libpython2.4.so used for?
Nothing, usually. Things embedding python might use it, such as vim.
Regards,
Martin
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