----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Eastman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Python 2.3 ready?
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 07:17:28PM -0500, Robert Kruus wrote: > > If you check out the python ebuild in portage, you will see it is slotted for > > 2.3. I don't have it installed, but I assume it works (it is still set as ~x86 > > though). So technically, you could have it installed at home.... > > HTH > > Oh ok cool, I admit that I hadn't even checked. I think I *will* wait > until portage is ready for it though... after all... I don't mind > breaking apps every now and then but if portage goes down then you're > pretty royally screwed. Best to err on the side of paranoia. > > Tom > > > -- > Tom Eastman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > GnuPG Key: 55A2F424 > Fingerprint: 53D7 0870 EED4 CEB4 984C > DD4E 1A75 1B72 55A2 F424 > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list I have to admit I was curious, and installed python 2.3. It did break emerge, so I just went in to /usr/bin and changed the symlink back, which worked. I guess the other answer is to change all the portage scripts to look at the older python executable...or you're work to use the newer pyhton. HTH Rob -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
