At Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:24:15 -0700 (PDT) rich...@karmannghia.org wrote: > > > Inching forward here folks, trying to get Mailman 2.1.39 going. > > I get to the point it calls Python and it dies with: > > checking for python... /usr/local/bin/python > checking Python interpreter... configure: error: > > ***** No Python interpreter found! > ***** Try including the configure option > ***** --with-python=/path/to/python/interpreter > > I checked; there are only 245 different Python packages installed! > -slap-forehead- What was I thinking! OF COURSE it requires more of 'em! > > If I type python and then double-hit tab, I get: > > python3 > python3.11 > python3.11-config > python3.11-x86_64-config > python3-config > python-argcomplete-check-easy-install-script > python-argcomplete-tcsh > python-config >
Mailman 2.x uses Python2, which is (long) EOL. I don't think Mailman 2.x will work with Python3. > ...I tryed to install the corresponding package, which appears to be > Python 2.7.15, it as a package but it couldn't be found by the > usual package manager > > OTOH, can Python3 (what's there now) be THAT backwards incompatible?! > > SURELY I can make it happy somehow, right? > > How about an ln -s of /usr/local/bin/python to the one in my path? > > Do I have to install the old Python from source, TOO?! > > Anybody know? > > Thanks, > R > > P.S. It seems BIZARRE to me that we have the good ole cc and gcc that just > work after however many decades, yet the modern developers seem just not > have a clue how - or just don't care - to code for longevity - what, the > code to get python has to enter python3 now or just die? Really? > > I'm sure you can easily tell I strongly disagree with modern practices > about dependencies; "computer science" has gone backwards, at least in > strategy! ... But I digress... > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list -- mailman-users@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to mailman-users-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/mailman-users.python.org/ > Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 > Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 > Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/ > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-users@python.org/ > Member address: hel...@deepsoft.com > > > > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services hel...@deepsoft.com -- Webhosting Services ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list -- mailman-users@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to mailman-users-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/mailman-users.python.org/ Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/ https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-users@python.org/ Member address: arch...@jab.org
