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# Install python and some binary-dependencies from source in the user directory
# useful for Django webapps on shared hosts like Dreamhost

# BerkelyDB v 4.8 is supported by python 2.7 but not 5.3
# In addition, the bsddb module was deprecated in Python 2.6 and will be removed in 3.0
# So all this BDB stuff isn't useful, but does no harm
# linuxfromscratch.com has patch that can make python 2.7 work with BerkelyDB, if you need it
BDBVER=5.3.21
BDBVE=5.3
export LDFLAGS="-L$HOME/local/lib -L$HOME/local/BerkeleyDB.$BDBVE/lib"