Reinstalling python on Mac OS 10.6 with a different gcc version

Question

I am trying to install a Python package that requires running gcc 4.2. My gcc is pointing correctly to gcc-4.2, i.e.

$ gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target:          


        

Answer 1

This is most likely an issue with distutils, you shouldn't need to recompile python, or reinstall any packages.

Have you checked to see what version your CC environment variable is set to? It may very well still be set to 4.0. You can try:

export CC=gcc-4.2
python setup.py build

You could also take a look at:

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/Current/lib/python2.5/config/Makefile

Which is where distutils gets its build settings from.