[Zope] [Fwd: Questions on your ZmySQLDA Tutorial]

[Chris McDonough]

"it's rpm -e python --force", I think.

Don Undeen wrote:
> 
> I see what you are saying, but what problems might this create, other than
> having extra libraries lytin around? Becuase I tried to rpm -e python
> --nodeps, but for some reason that didn't work out, so I went with this
> option instead.
> I wanted to re-re-install python, with your suggestion, would it still be as
> simple as what you've suggested. Given that I've already copied over the old
> python executable?
> 
> elijah wright wrote:
> 
> > >1. Fresh install of Redhat 6.1
> > >2. Installed Python from source, and copied over the  python that Redhat
> > >automatically installed.
> >
> > i've seen this same recommendation twice in the last couple of days... to
> > "just copy over the python executable redhat installed"....
> >
> > eventually, this is going to jump up and bite someone in the ass.  leaving
> > extra libraries lying around all over a system (which you're going to do
> > by 'just copy over' methods...) is quite a pain to clean up.
> >
> > the better solution would be:
> >
> > rpm -e python --nodeps
> > build python with threads enabled
> > do a make install
> > make sure your path knows about /usr/local/bin.
> >
> > elijah wright
> > elw@stderr.org
> 
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