Re: trouble building python2.4

2004-12-22 Thread Tim Peters
[Matthew Thorley] >> I have got to be the stupidest person on the face of the planet. [Steve Holden] > I'll have you know I don't welcome newcomers to this newsgroup > trying to steal my hard-won reputation, if you don't mind. In all fairness, Matthew did present evidence to support his claim. F

Re: trouble building python2.4

2004-12-22 Thread Steve Holden
Matthew Thorley wrote: I have got to be the stupidest person on the face of the planet. I'll have you know I don't welcome newcomers to this newsgroup trying to steal my hard-won reputation, if you don't mind. keeping-it-light-ly y'rs - steve -- Steve Holden http://www.holdenweb.co

Re: trouble building python2.4

2004-12-22 Thread Matthew Thorley
Erik Max Francis wrote: Matthew Thorley wrote: Greetings, I just downloaded the python2.4 source from python.org and built it the usual way, i.e. ./configure && make. What I don't understand is that the resulting binary, when run, prints this line Python 2.3.4 (#1, Nov 15 2004, 10:29:48) at the

Re: trouble building python2.4

2004-12-22 Thread Erik Max Francis
Matthew Thorley wrote: Greetings, I just downloaded the python2.4 source from python.org and built it the usual way, i.e. ./configure && make. What I don't understand is that the resulting binary, when run, prints this line Python 2.3.4 (#1, Nov 15 2004, 10:29:48) at the top of its banner. Furt