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

[Don Undeen]

Oh dear,
    Let me phrase this question properly for those that came in late...
I have the Redhat6.1 installed python and Python from source both installed on my
system.
I've copied over some of the Redhat python with the source python.
I want to eliminate any redundancy that may confuse my system, leaving only the
source Python.
if I do a "rpm -e python --force," will I then have to re-install python from
Source?
If I do have to re-install from source, will I have to remove the previous
from-source Python?
If so, what's the best way to do that?
Is this method likely to screw up anything else?
Thanks to everyone.
Don Undeen
dundee@gator.net

Chris McDonough wrote:

> "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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