Re: Is it possible to use ASK with Python 2.1.3

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, David McNab wrote:

> David Mandala wrote:
> > I see the requirements are Python 2.2 but the machine I want to install ASK
> > on is remotely hosted with no console access at all. If upgrading a package
> > hoses the machine I'm SOL in a big way.
> >
> > Currently the system is a netwinder running Debian woody with Python locked
> > at 2.1.3, any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> If you've got FTP access, and 20MB free disk space, there is one
> desperate option - set up a local partition to resemble the target
> machine as closely as possible, compile a python2.2 or 2.3, do some
> liposuction on it (remove the .py files and .pyo files from lib, etc),
> and upload the python tree to your user account on the remote. Change
> the shebangs in the ASK scripts to use your python.

The machine I run ASK on is a debian woody too. It had python 2.1.3
installed too (this is the default version). I _remotely_ upgraded it
to python2.2 (since this package is available too in woody) without a
hitch.

Theoritically, you can even have both 2.1.3 and 2.2 installed at the
same time on debian woody, and I think it should be ok.

Cheers,

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