[Pythonmac-SIG] updating Panther to Python 2.3.3

[Jack Jansen]

On 22-feb-04, at 0:42, John Miller wrote:
> Basically, I'm suggesting using the Makefile that Apple used for 2.3 
> to build and install 2.3.3. It'll probably be obvious in the way I 
> express this suggestion, but let me make it clear: I have very little 
> understanding of the way makefiles work, so this suggestion may seem 
> ridiculously naive or unworkable. Anyway, on my stock Panther system 
> (with Developer Tools installed) there is a Makefile located at:

The problem is that Apple does a little more massaging before and after 
running that Makefile. I think that you would be pretty safe if you use 
their build procedure *and overwrite everything in /System*, and I 
think that, given Python's track record of micro-version-compatibility, 
the coregraphics module wouldn't notice the difference.

But you definitely want to check out their darwin source repository, as 
they do some important things after building. I think all the details 
should be in the darwin repository.

And, all that said, I'm definitely not going to try this myself. But if 
you're willing to try it out: by all means. I'll be under the table 
with my fingers in my ears, but just in case it does all work out as 
expected I'd be glad to hear it:-)
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Jack Jansen, <Jack.Jansen at cwi.nl>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack
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