On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM, Tom Wilcox <hungrytom@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have not used python2.3 on this machine at all (to my knowledge). It is a
> fresh install of the latest Ubuntu 64 which comes with Python 2.6 and 3.1.
>
> The build I want to run is the 64-bit PostgreSQL download for Linux x86-64
> from Entreprise DB (http://www.enterprisedb.com/products/pgdownload.do) as I
> don't know how else to ensure that the build I am installing is a 64-bit
> version of PostgreSQL (I want to use >4GB of RAM in one session).
>
> Is the best way to ensure compatibility for me to build from source?
If you want it to use the version of Python installed with your OS,
then you should just use the OS packages. The installer needs to run
on a wide variety of distros, so is built on a much older platform
which happens to have Python 2.3.
FYI, the 9.0 installers are being built against ActiveState's Perl,
Python and TCL distros, so it will be easier to use those PLs in the
future.
--
Dave Page
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The Enterprise Postgres Company
