Compiling Python 1.6 under MacOS X ...

[Steven D. Majewski]

 The Apple version of gcc has forked as it has some special mods
for objective-C. There are plans to get it back in sync with
the standard distribution eventually. 

 It's probably worth asking about this on the macosx or darwin
lists in case this is a bug someone has run into before.

 Working os OSX is still bleeding edge: I heven't even gotten my
CD yet, so I can't  test it out myself. Those luck enough to 
get theirs first also get the pleasure of finding all the bugs
first! 

 BTW: What are the chances of fixing the mixed case gotcha 
in the 2.0 distribution, instead of asking all the OSX users
to patch it? 
 If "Python" directory and "python" executable is the only
conflict, maybe it's easier to make the target "python2.0"
or something. ( I will check this out myself ASAP, but I'm
asking now because of Tim's speak-now-or-forever-hold-your-peace-ly
comment in another 2.0 beta thread. )


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