Install Python from Source

localhost:~$ su −
Password: [enter your root password]
localhost:~# wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.3/Python−2.3.tgz
Resolving www.python.org... done.
Connecting to www.python.org[194.109.137.226]:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 8,436,880 [application/x−tar]
...
localhost:~# tar xfz Python−2.3.tgz
localhost:~# cd Python−2.3
localhost:~/Python−2.3# ./configure
checking MACHDEP... linux2
checking EXTRAPLATDIR...
checking for −−without−gcc... no
...
localhost:~/Python−2.3# make
gcc −pthread −c −fno−strict−aliasing −DNDEBUG −g −O3 −Wall −Wstrict−prototypes
−I. −I./Include −DPy_BUILD_CORE −o Modules/python.o Modules/python.c
gcc −pthread −c −fno−strict−aliasing −DNDEBUG −g −O3 −Wall −Wstrict−prototypes
−I. −I./Include −DPy_BUILD_CORE −o Parser/acceler.o Parser/acceler.c
gcc −pthread −c −fno−strict−aliasing −DNDEBUG −g −O3 −Wall −Wstrict−prototypes
−I. −I./Include −DPy_BUILD_CORE −o Parser/grammar1.o Parser/grammar1.c
...
localhost:~/Python−2.3# make install
/usr/bin/install −c python /usr/local/bin/python2.3
...
localhost:~/Python−2.3# exit
logout
localhost:~$ which python
/usr/local/bin/python
localhost:~$ python
Python 2.3.1 (#2, Sep 24 2003, 11:39:14)
[GCC 3.3.2 20030908 (Debian prerelease)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> [press Ctrl+D to get back to the command prompt]
localhost:~$