portage and python 2.4

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bmeagle · Post by **bmeagle** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:11 am

I am setting up a separate installation with a separate root partition so that I can run salome in, currently salome is in the sunrise overlay. Salome recommends compiling against python 2.4.
Using eselect-python it is simple to switch to python 2.2 but then portage stops functioning and spits out errors.
Is there a way to use portage with python 2.4?

regards

Naib · Post by **Naib** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:19 am

I seriously doubt it, there were some nice things added to py2.4 (and thus 2.6)

Why on earth would you want it with py2.4
gentoo can slot if you want to have py2.4 and py2.6 on the same system

bmeagle · Post by **bmeagle** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:26 am

The only reason I want 2.4 as opposed to 2.6 is to be able to run salome, that's why I set up a separate installation.
Apologies for my initial confusion between 2.2 and 2.4, I meant 2.4.

Naib · Post by **Naib** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:31 am

install 2.4 and 2.6 side by side. This is one of gentoo's strengths

bmeagle · Post by **bmeagle** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:37 am

That is what I have done, I have both installed. Running portage when 2.4 is selected is the problem.

Naib · Post by **Naib** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:44 am

leave python2.6 selected as the default and change the shebang of this py2.4-only app from /usr/bin/python to /usr/bin/python2.4

bmeagle · Post by **bmeagle** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 12:52 am

I suppose that is the only way to go then.
Thanx

dol-sen · Post by **dol-sen** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:57 am

Your only other alternative is to install and use pkgcore which can operate with python-2.4.

Ant P. · Post by **Ant P.** » Wed Mar 31, 2010 7:45 am

...or Paludis, which doesn't need Python at all.