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Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7

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On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:42:04 -0500
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:

> I wish to try some beta software which assumes python3.7 is
> installed. I have Debian 9.8 installed on a machine dedicated to this
> exercise. I did a web search and got a half dozen on topic hits.
> There were enough differences that I wasn't sure if I was missing
> something important. The last time I compiled something was on a PDP
> 11/45 in approximately 1975.
> 
>
You mentioned that you considered LFS. If you have the time, that's
a real baptism of fire as far as compiling things goes. There were
automatic systems being developed when I was interested, but as far as
I can see, there's no point to LFS if you're just going to push a
button. I did it twice, mainly to learn what I could, with better
understanding the second time, the first try was basically just
following instructions. Lots of them. My firewall pseudo-daemon (until
systemd) was nicked from the basic LFS init script.

As it happens, the first Linux magazine I bought contained an article on
compiling kernels, so I did. Not until later did I find that it is
thought to be difficult. I didn't understand many of the modules, but
with a kernel, when in doubt say 'yes'. I think that was around Red Hat
5 (*not* RHEL).

-- 
Joe

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Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-26 19:50 +0200
  Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-04-26 20:20 +0200
  Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2019-04-26 20:40 +0200
    Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-04-26 21:40 +0200
      Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-27 08:30 +0200
  Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2019-04-26 21:30 +0200
    Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-27 08:50 +0200
      Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-04-27 09:50 +0200
        Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-27 13:30 +0200
      Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-04-27 12:20 +0200
      Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-04-27 16:20 +0200
  Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-04-26 21:50 +0200
    Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-27 09:00 +0200
  Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2019-04-27 04:30 +0200
    Re: Obtaining/compiling/installing python3.7 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-04-27 09:00 +0200

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