[Pythonmac-SIG] problem installing TigerPython24Fix

[Christopher Barker]

IloChab wrote:
> Could it be something related to the Intel core of my Mac?
> On the page from where I downloaded the fix
> http://pythonmac.org/packages/legacy.html

Note the URL in that page: "legacy". That means this is old stuff you 
don't need if you have a new system.

Bob, I do have one suggestion that might help people from getting 
misdirected:

The main page of:

www.pythonmac.org

Has a bunch of links, most of which are pretty old pages. In fact, Jack 
Jansen's site is very prominent, and its latest news is over 2 years old.

Indeed, there is no link to the packages page there at all.

Having the Wiki at the top is good, but right under it, or perhaps at 
the top of the page should be a prominent Section that looks something like:

"""
Installing the latest Python and packages on OS-X:

The latest supported build of Python for OS-X Tiger (10.4.*) can be 
found here:

http://www.pythonmac.org/packages/py24-fat/index.html

In addition to Python itself, you will find a collection of pre-build 
third-party packages there.
"""

I think I see the source of the OP's confusion, however. On the 
python,.org Mac download page (http://www.python.org/download/mac/), I see:

"""
On Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), download and run this installer (which gives 
you a PPC-only version of Python 2.4.1), and then download and run this 
other installer (which makes your new Python co-exist peacefully with 
the pre-installed version of Python). A Universal build installer for 
Python 2.4.3 is also available.
"""

Could someone with commit privileges on that site please fix that?

-Chris



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