Charles Riley wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm setting up a server to run plone using CentOS 5. The python that
> comes with CentOS 5 is version 2.4.3.
> I'd like to install the 3.1 beta, but I see that it requires python 2.4.4.
> Normally, I'd just make a 2.4.5 rpm (which is the last 2.4 source release
> of python) and install it alongside 2.4.3, then use the --with-python in
> zope (and pil and so on) to force the use of python 2.4.5.
>
> My problem is that plone 3.x requires lxml, which requires libxml2, which
> it seems a lot of CentOS packages depend on. libxml2's python bindings
> are built against python 2.4.3. Would it be valid to make an rpm of just
> python 2.4.5 libxml2 bindings and install that alongside the system's
> python 2.4.3 bindings? Without changing the base libxml2 library?
>
> edit: Ok I just noticed that you only need lxml for running tests.. What
> kind of tests? e.g. Is this just for plone developers, or site
> developers?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
>
I resolved this - Since the major python version is the same, I downloaded
redhat's python srpm, changed the spec file to match 2.4.5 vs. 2.4.3, made
sure all the redhat-specific patches would apply, and rebuilt the rpm
against the 2.4.5 sources. Works like a champ.
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