We've got TG set up on a CentOS machine (can't recall version), and we did something similar to Ed's solution. We have "python" and "python24". All TG stuff goes through python24.
Whatever you do, do NOT change the system python...it makes life difficult. There may be other solutions out there too...workingenv, etc can perhaps help with keeping python modules isolated,etc. Kevin Horn On 2/2/07, Ed Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can second this. I'm currently using a server with RHEL, and > changing the system Python is Bad, but installing it in /usr/local and > using eg "python2.4 start-myapp.py" has been fine with no problems. > > I also had to make sure that the first time I setup turbogears (or > setup-tools) I use "python2.4 setup.py", but after that easy_install > works fine. > > However I am thinking of moving to a Debian based server instead. > > Ed > > On 01/02/07, Karl Guertin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 2/1/07, Michael Hannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I played briefly with TG on an Scientific Linux 4.4 (similar to CentOS, > > > derived from RHEL) and had some strange problems too. I don't recall > > > the details, but I think I kept getting Python 2.3, even though 2.4 > > > appeared first in my PATH. > > > > In general, you should NOT change the system Python on a linux box. > > I'm not sure about RHEL*, but it's generally a bad. You should type > > out the full ``python2.4`` or, if that's annoying, alias ``python`` to > > python2.4 in your shell. In bash, that's a ``alias > > python='python2.4'`` in your bashrc. > > > > * I'm boycotting RPM distros and have been since 1999. I hear so many > > "Linux is a PITA, I'm having (packaging problems) on my (RPM distro) > > and ...". The only packaging system I've never had a problem with is > > Gentoo's portage, but debs are acceptable on a reasonably updated > > machine. > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
