Why do these bastards ship Zope with an unsupported Python version... unbelievable! Maybe a reason *not* to use Suse.
he he. I think the equivalent of using deb packages (or alike) to install and maintain your zope is like create and maintain a zclass project: you get started quickly but very soon you grow out of it and the ceiling can't be raised without breaking the roof.
Does your technical expertise match your sense of humour? I have built Python and Zope from source in the past, but that was always on a system which had shipped with an earlier version of Python. In this case building from source generates the following error when you start Zope. This was python2.3.5 tar file from python.org and zope-2.7.5, from zope.org. All the advice on the Web talks about removing old code, because DbTab is now integrated. The error message was:
To simplify me statement: - I've had problems with deb packaged zope's - other people complain about pre-packaged packages - building from source has a threshold hassle level worth taking - building from source is better if you're serious about your installation -- Peter Bengtsson, work www.fry-it.com home www.peterbe.com hobby www.issuetrackerproduct.com