On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Daniel Fetchinson <fetchin...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> I would like to have a python script that would download the most >> recent svn of python, configure, make, install and cleanup after >> itself. I am not replacing the python version I would be using to run >> the script. >> I was struggling to get this to work and I assume someone else has >> done it better. Any pointers? > > Assuming you are on linux I recommend not using a python script for > this but rather a shell script. From a python script you would most of > the time be calling shell commands anyway. In a shell script you would > do something like this: > > ################################ > #!/bin/bash > > svn checkout ........................ > cd whatever > ./configure --whatever-options-you-like > make > # you probably want to run this as root > make install > # you probably don't want to be root anymore > cd .. > rm -rf whatever > > ################################
Ok I'll take your advice and just use a shell script. I am on osx by the way. Thanks Vincent > > If you are on windows I assume a similar strategy is best. > > Cheers, > Daniel > > > > -- > Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
