On 11 Sep 2012, at 15:31, William R. Wing (Bill Wing) wrote: > On Sep 11, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Bob Aalsma <overhaalsgang_24_...@me.com> wrote: > >> Hmm, this feels embarrassing but the good news is that, on seeing the >> errors, I remember using a "sudo" with the make install and only later >> finding out that I shouldn't have. >> >> Last login: Tue Sep 11 09:46:11 on ttys000 >> macpro1:~ debaas$ pwd >> /Users/debaas >> macpro1:~ debaas$ ls >> Desktop Documents Downloads Library Movies >> Music Pictures Public Sites >> macpro1:~ debaas$ cd Desktop/ >> macpro1:Desktop debaas$ cd Python-2.7.3/ >> macpro1:Python-2.7.3 debaas$ ls /usr/local >> apache2 bin clamXav include lib libexec share >> macpro1:Python-2.7.3 debaas$ make install >> /usr/bin/install -c python.exe /usr/local/bin/python2.7 >> install: /usr/local/bin/python2.7: Permission denied >> make: *** [altbininstall] Error 71 >> >> So how to proceed here? >> >> -Bob > > As others have commented, please don't top-post. > > The script from which you've captured a fragment of output above isn't going > to work on a Mac without rewriting. (Your Mac isn't going to like python.exe > for example.) > > As to proceeding, in all honesty, the simplest thing to do is go here: > > http://www.python.org/download/ > > Look down the page to the link for Python 2.7.3 Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit > x86-64/i386 Installer (for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 [2]) and grab it. That > will hand you a completely prebuilt 2.7.3 (latest) along with an installer > that will put it in /Library/Frameworks where it belongs and will even edit > your .profile. > > Good luck, > Bill
Sorry about top-posting. And it worked! Thank you for teaching! Regards, Bob
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