How to Install Python 2.5 with Linux (2.6) ABI and linux_base-f8

[Boris Samorodov]

(trim freebsd-python@, the topic is freebsd-emulation@ specific)

On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:29:48 -0600 Wesley Dyk wrote:

> I have tried to install a compiled version from a
> fedora10 rpm with the command:
> rpm -i --ignoreos --root /compat/linux <rpmfile>

To extract an rpm file to a current directory use:
% rpm2cpio < /path/to/rpm/file | cpio -id

Note: you should brandelf(1) any binary executable file
extracted from a distro).

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WBR, bsam