On Apr 25, 12:37 am, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sean McDaniel wrote: > > Hi y'all, > > > I'm trying to perform a local install of python at work in my user > > directory. Everything compiles correctly, but I can't seem to tell the > > configure script the location of the bin and lib directories where I > > want my stuff. I've think I've passed the correct flags to the > > 'configure' script. > > > make clean > > ./configure --enable-shared --prefix=/user/mcdaniel/arch32 > > make > > > where arch32 contains the the lib and bin directories where I want my > > python stuff to go. Unfortunately these directories are not written to; > > everything ends up in the default location from where I ran 'make'. > > Moreover, if I add a symbolic link from the python binary (which I can > > run directly without problems) to the bin directory so that my PATH will > > recognize the new python, I get an error about loading shared libraries. > > > I'm making on a 32 bit new debian system. > > > Thank you for your help, > > Did you run "make install" yet? It's that step that moves the binaries > to where they should live. As it says in > > http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.5/ > > """Change to the Python-2.5 directory and run the "./configure", "make", > "make install" commands to compile and install Python.""" > > regards > Steve > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/
Damnit, That was exactly the problem. Thank you. Sean -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
