Python 2.5 for the Irex Iliad

So someone posted a semi-functioning python build for the Iliad a while back, but most of the modules (even the help) don't work. Since I wanted to learn python and needed it for a small project on it, I decided to take a crack at cross compiling it.

I have to say that it is one of the more complicated things to build (especially when you know nothing about the language), since it uses the python interpreter itself in the build process. And since we are cross compiling, we can't run the iliad binary on the build machine. Jumping through all kinds of hoops, I managed to get it up and running, and even included a couple of extra modules (such as Django) in the mix.

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