Hello,
I just had to install an older version of python for a particular
app. Afterward, I had some necessary clean-up so that my normal work
python would work, but I noticed something odd about the
installation. Python is installed on the Mac in the directory
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions
where there is (now) a 2.5 and a 2.4 directory, and a link called
Current which points to the 2.5 directory. So far, so good. Now,
the python binary (as well as idle, and some other python related
binaries) are in /usr/local/bin and are links:
python@ -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/
bin/python
pydoc@ -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/
bin/pydoc
python2.4@ -> ../../../Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/
2.4/bin/python2.4
etc...
Now, what I find odd is that the generic binaries (python, pydoc,
etc...) as opposed to the version-specific binaries (python2.4,
python2.5, etc...) do not point to the Current link in the /Library/
Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/ directory, but instead point to
the last python installed. As a result, in addition to re-pointing
the Current link, I also had to manually re-point python, pydoc,
idle, etc... in /usr/local/bin
Is there a reason for this, or is it just a small oversight on the
install script?
thanks,
Brian Blais
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