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Subject: Re: Python 2.5 (and mod_python)
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Daniel Mouritsen wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> First off, I am still new to the ports package management system, so be
> gentle if the following text contains dumb questions yeah?
>
> Okies, here goes. I installed python 2.5 from the lang/python25 port. And
> then installed mod_python from www/mod_python3
>
> during install mod_python bullied python 2.4.4 onto my system, and 
> complied
> against it. After this the default python binary on my system was 2.4.4 ,
> and reinstalling 2.5 didn't help this. First off, how can i change this
> back? (im guessing that just copying the python2.5 binary is not a good
> idea, is there a command for choosing the default python interpreter)
>
> secondly, how come the mod_python installation didnt choose to use 2.5? i
> looked in the makefile, and it uses a variable called PYTHON_CMD , 
> shudn't
> python 2.5 have set this variable?
It is because mod_python uses the lang/python port as a dependency. This 
by default installs version 2.4.
If you uninstall your current mod_python and python 2.4, then set 
PYTHON_VERSION=python2.5 in make.conf, if you install lang/python or 
mod_python, it'll then install and use lang/python2.5.

Hope that helps,

Richard