Re: Getting Red Hat menus visible in Garnome??

["Joseph E. Sacco, PhD" <joseph_sacco comcast net>]

Python...

If you don't wish to compile your own from source [which is easy :-)],
take a look at the free python binary distributions from

	http://www.activestate.com

The installer script prompts you for an install location. 


-Joseph

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On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 19:02 -0400, Paul Smith wrote:
> %% "Joseph E. Sacco, PhD" <joseph_sacco comcast net> writes:
> 
>   jesp> Python 2.2 ???  Hmmm....  The problem/solution to using "stable"
>   jesp> GARNOME-2.10.x on an older system that is missing some of the
>   jesp> requisite tools is updating the minimal set of required tools.
> 
> Yep, as I discovered.  I wrote about this in my RH8 install notes I
> sent to the list yesterday.
> 
>   jesp> If that set is small, you have two choices:
> 
>   jesp>         * update the SYSTEM version of that set of tools, 
>   jesp>         which can certainly be more bother than it's worth.
> 
> My main goal here is to generate a garnome tarball that any user (at
> least at my company :-)) can plop down and unpack on his/her local
> system and start using _WITHOUT_ having any root access
> whatsoever... because a good percentage of our users don't have that
> access.  Also, by avoiding any changes to the basic system we can avoid
> issues with the IS folks, etc. who control these things.
> 
> This model of deployment completely precludes any updates of the system
> versions of anything, so I didn't go that route.
>         
>   jesp>         * install that set of tools under GARNOME install-root 
> 
> Yes, this would be the plan.
> 
>   jesp> If a more recent version of python is the only tool you are
>   jesp> missing, I would fetch a binary package and install it under the
>   jesp> GARNOME install-root and roll onwards...
> 
> Hm.  I always thought Python had hardcoded directories and as such,
> needed to be installed in a well-known place.  Maybe these are
> overridable via the environment?
> 
> In general, installing most binary packages anywhere OTHER than where
> they were built to be installed is difficult.
> 
>   jesp> The GARNOME project is staffed only by volunteers.  That being said,
>   jesp> there are some things that we all would like to see in the "stable"
>   jesp> release:
> 
>   jesp> * A pre-install script that sniffs around and tells you what you are
>   jesp> missing.
> 
>   jesp> * a flawless build process that is launched by a single command.
> 
>   jesp> * a post-install script that sets up a "reasonable" environment.
> 
> Mm.  Yes, that would be good.  The biggest problem you're facing is the
> huge number of different distributions, versions of those distributions,
> etc. most of which will do things slightly differently and have
> different needs and requirements.
> 
> However, it should be possible to make a start... if you can make use of
> the 80/20 rule you'd be that much further ahead.
> 
> See my notes yesterday for some input.
> 
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