Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.4-1329

Chapter 13. Programming

Python-3.11.1

Introduction to Python 3.11

The Python 3.11 package contains an older version of the Python development environment. This is only needed for building seamonkey-2.53.23 because its build system has not been updated to support Python-3.14.3.

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Note

Do NOT install this package if you are not installing Seamonkey.

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Note

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.0 platform.

Package Information

Installation of Python 3.11

Install Python 3.11 by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/opt/python3.11 \
            --disable-shared         \
            --with-system-expat      \
            --without-static-libpython &&
make

Since this package is only used in very limited situations, tests are not recommended.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

CXX="/usr/bin/g++" ./configure ...: Avoid an annoying message during configuration.

--prefix=/opt/python3.11: This installs python 3.11 into /opt in order to avoid conflicts with the system version of python, and allows for easy removal/isolation once programs update to python3.12 or later.

--disable-shared: This switch disables building shared libraries. Since all the packages that need python-3.11 have built in modules and don't directly link to python, it is safe to turn off shared library support.

--with-system-expat: This switch enables linking against the system version of Expat.

Contents

Installed Programs: python3.11
Installed Libraries: libpython3.11.a
Installed Directories: /opt/python3.11/include/python3.11, and /opt/python3.11/lib/python3.11,

Short Descriptions

python3.11

is a version-specific name for the python program