[pypy-dev] Cannot use MacPorts PyPy to Translate pypy-c

[Armin Rigo]

Hi Bengt,

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 1:42 PM, Bengt Richter <bokr at oz.net> wrote:
> Is it not currently possible to build and install everything pypy
> in user mode, in a user directory, e.g. ~/.pypy/versionstring/...
> and chmod selectively to protect against accidental mods/deletes?
>
> Will it not run properly via symlink from a directory in $PATH, or
> maybe via an alias defined in ~/.bash_profile?

Sure, all this should work fine.  The original question I'm answering
is about a system-(mis)installed pypy, which of course doesn't have
permissions to write extra files in its own libs when run as a user.


A bientôt,

Armin.