Del Stoliker wrote: > I'm trying to build a custom RPM with a standalone Python 2.4.4 in the /opt > directory to keep it isolated from the stock version of Python in CentOS > 4.4. The end goal is to use it in conjunction with yet-to-be-built RPMS of > the current versions of Zope and Plone. > > The spec file I've constructed allows me to build a RPM successfully, but > when I try to install the RPM, it complains: > > error: Failed dependencies: > /usr/local/bin/python is needed by python24-2.4.4-0.i386 > > I'm not sure if this is more of a Python or RPM issue. So, I'm hoping > someone on the list knows enough about both to help me out. > > Here is my spec file: > > %define optdir /opt/Python-2.4.4 > I've previously used a modified version of the RPMs found at: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.4/rpms/ and they worked great on CentOS 4.4. They also installed alongside the python 2.3.4 that comes with CentOS 4. -Greg