Python binaries for Solaris, HP-UX

[Harry George]

Mathias Waack <M.Waack at gmx.de> writes:

> Paul Moore wrote:
> 
> > Ah! That's the thing I needed. Thanks for your patience - I'll go
> > and try it out.
> 
> Please let us know if it works. I've installed only very small
> packages like libxml this way. Would be interesting for other people
> with the same problem...
> 
> Mathias

I've done this for python installs on Solaris, AIX, and IRIX.  

1. Build up the system on a master box, complete with add-ons in
site-packages.  Can do this in any dirroot, but lets assume
/usr/local.  

2. Part of the buildup is to make a shell script /usr/local/bin/py23:

  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
  /usr/local/bin/python2.3 "$@"

3. Make a tar file with

  cd /
  gtar zcvf /usr/local/src/python/py23.tgz \
  /usr/local/include/python2.3 \
  /usr/local/lib/python2.3 \
  /usr/local/bin/py23 \
  /usr/local/bin/python2.3 \
  /usr/local/bin/pychecker \
  /usr/local/bin/pydoc \
  (etc.)

If you have additional required lib or share entries (e.g., for GTK),
add those to the tarball.

4. Untar this in a /usr/local on another box.  Set the PATH to
include /usr/local/bin.   Use it by entering "py23".

5. CAVEAT: This assumes the cloned box has all the needed dynamic
   libraries as the original box.  May have to experiment before you
   get all the dependencies into your tarball.




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