Is python required?

["Henderson, Michael D" <mi...@lmco.com>]

I'm compiling subversion 1.0.1 on a Sun box. I notice near the end of the configure that it's looking for python. I see a lot of python scripts, are they needed for full use of subversion? Should I install python, re-configure subversion before I compile and install it?

Thanks,
Mike

PS: Here's a few bits from the config log file.

hostname = zinc
uname -m = sun4u
uname -r = 5.8
uname -s = SunOS
uname -v = Generic_108528-24
  [snip]
configure:10167: checking for python2
configure:10198: result: none
configure:10208: checking for python

PS: As a completely stupid question that I don't expect an answer to, why does IE6 lock up when I search for "python" on the subversion FAQ page?

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Re: Is python required?

[Ben Collins-Sussman <su...@collab.net>]

Henderson, Michael D wrote:
> I'm compiling subversion 1.0.1 on a Sun box. I notice near the end of the configure that it's looking for python. I see a lot of python scripts, are they needed for full use of subversion? Should I install python, re-configure subversion before I compile and install it?
>

You don't need python to simply run './configure; make'.  But you *do* 
need python if you want to create 'configure' from 'configure.in';  to 
do this, you run './autogen.sh'.  Only developers generally do this. 
The 1.0.1 source tarball already has a 'configure' script.

./configure is looking for python because it's trying to decide whether 
it's able to build the svn-python bindings.  Those are totally optional 
things.

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