Another TopHat install problem

[crinfante]

I have an error when trying to configure TopHat for an install on a x86_64 linux system. The ./configure step ends with the following error:

checking for a Python interpreter with version >= 2.4... none
configure: error: no suitable Python interpreter found

Although Python 2.3 was installed with the OS, multiple new versions of Python are installed at:

/usr/local/Python-2.6.1
/usr/local/Python-2.6.2
/usr/local/Python-3.0

How can I get TopHat to see these versions?

Thanks.

[shurjo]

Put them in your PATH at the beginning.

I am a Linux newbie and this has worked for me. Other people on the forum may have more sophisticated solutions.

Thanks,

Shurjo

[crinfante]

One of them is already in my PATH:

.../usr/local/psort/latest/bin:/usr/local/Python-2.6.1/:/usr/local/RAxML-latest:...

Thanks.

[shurjo]

Try putting it at the beginning of your PATH. That forces TopHat to use that one first, even if multiple versions are installed.