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Subject: Re: python 6 compilation failure on RHEL
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:02:25 -0700
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On 8/20/2012 10:20 AM Walter Hurry said...
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:12:05 +0200, Kwpolska wrote:

<snip 300+ lines of non-referred to content replicated by you both>

>> >Do you really need to compile python2.6?  RHEL has packages for python,
>> >and it's better

s/better/sometimes easier

>> > to use pre-compiled packages rather than compile them yourself.


> I concur, but FYI the version of Python with RHEL5 is 2.4. Still, OP
> should stick with that unless there is a pressing reason.

Hence, the 2.6 install.

Learn-to-trim-ly y'rs,

Emile