How to install Python without root priviledges ?

Tue May 28 06:36:23 EDT 2002

I'm a real newbie in unix's world and i would like to install python on a
machine where *i can't have* any root priviledges, how should i do that ?

(it's on a HP Unix, but don't even know how to check the exact os name or
version...)

i do this :

mkdir /home/shagshag/local
download Python-2.2.1.tgz
gunzip
tar -xvf Python-2.2.1.tgz
cd Python-2.2.1
./configure --prefix=/home/shagshag/local
make

And i get nothing !!!!

Is it the good way to install ???

Thanks in advance,

S13.

please, don't forget i'm not a skilled unix guy...