title: What exactly does ./configure --enable-shared do during python altinstall?
body: <p>When I altinstall python 2.7.12 with</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>./configure --prefix=/opt/python --enable-shared</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>it comes up as python 2.7.5 (system default python)</p>
  <p>But without</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>--enable-shared</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>it comes up as 2.7.12, what am I missing?</p>
  <p>This is on RHEL 7.2</p>
  <hr />
  <p>This is not a pathing issue:</p>
  <p>Without --enable-shared</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>[root@myrig ~]# /opt/python/bin/python2.7 -V</p>
  <p>Python 2.7.12</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>With --enable-shared</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>[root@myrig ~]# /opt/python/bin/python2.7 -V</p>
  <p>Python 2.7.5</p>
  </blockquote>