<p>I know I'm biased, but Python is generally available on systems. RPM-based systems and Gentoo require it, and most other distros need it in their base layout. (Slack might be the exception here.)</p>
<p>I'm deeply sorry that you don't like Python, but it's not a dependency anybody feels like working around.</p>
<p>Sending from a mobile, pardon the brevity. ~ C.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2011 7:31 AM, "matti christensen" <<a href="mailto:mattic@iki.fi">mattic@iki.fi</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> <br>> yes - well<br>> <br>> i am afraid and don't like snakes. i downloaded libX 1.3.2 ....<br>
> <br>> i really hope you get rid of such dependency to something that may or <br>> may not be in one's system = keep to basics<br>> <br>> /mc<br>> <br>> <br>> Quoting Peter Harris <<a href="mailto:pharris@opentext.com">pharris@opentext.com</a>>:<br>
> <br>>> On 2011-02-05 15:55, matti christensen wrote:<br>>>> - it appears to me that i'm not able to compile libxcb 1.7 without<br>>>> Python ( which i do not need or want on my system )<br>
>><br>>> You only need Python to compile; you do not need it to run libxcb.<br>>><br>>> Feel free to remove python when you are done, or cross-compile from<br>>> another system.<br>>><br>
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