Bitbake requires Python 2.6 on CentOS 5.7

Hi everyone,

I'm testing out the BSP build process on a CentOS 5.7 system and I'm running into issues with Python.  From what I've read, it sounds like CentOS requires Python 2.4 to run the package manager and other parts of the system.  I used EPEL to install Python 2.6.8 into /usr/bin/python26, but unfortunately bitbake still doesn't like it:

BitBake requires Python 2.6 or later

I don't want to change the link to /usr/bin/python (2.4) as I'm afraid that will break the system.  I tried using an alias in my terminal, but bitbake still complains.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Matt