On May 31, 12:21 am, BartlebyScrivener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 29, 1:09 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The newer versions of wxPython won't make your Debian crash or > > anything. We run Debian at work and I've upgraded the Python to 2.4 > > and the wxPython to its newest version. This has not affected the > > server's stability in any way. > > Install like this? > > Debian stable is way behind the times, so you may find something > appropriate in testing. Alternatively, the instructions below should > work. > > apt-get install alien > apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev freeglut3-dev python2.3-dev > > wgethttp://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-2.8.3.0-1.src... > rpmbuild --rebuild --define 'pyver 2.3' > wxPython2.8-2.8.3.0-1.src.rpm > cd rpmdir > alien packagenames.rpm > dpkg -i whatever alien called them > > > > > This link explains the process the Debian team takes to implement new > > versions of packages (like wxPython):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian > > > Basically, they test it for months before finally putting it in to the > > "stable" category. However, since they have to do this for lots of > > packages, one by one the packages get marked stable. So you could have > > something like wxPython marked stable in March and 6 months later, the > > rest of the packages are done so they're marked stable. And then after > > additional testing, they release the new version. > > > Hopefully that wasn't too confusing. > > > Mike
I would assume that would work. If you run into any problems, it would be a good idea to post them to the wxPython user's group. They know a LOT more about that sort of stuff if things go wrong. Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list