Solved for the moment. See below.
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:19 PM, Carl Lowenstein
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 12:28 PM, R P Herrold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thu, 1 May 2008, Carl Lowenstein wrote:
> >
> >
> > > /usr/local/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
> > >
> >
> > hmmm -- a local, non packaged non-RH based 'latest and greatest' Python;
> > [/usr/local/... is not used by them]. I'd wager it is 'along side' the
> > distribution's Python, and path issues rear their ugly head.
> >
>
> Well, I needed the 'latest and greatest' Python for some other uses,
> and built it myself because this system is Fedora Core 3 at heart.
> The distribution's Python has, among other things,
> /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
> As far as I can tell, each Python keeps to itself.
>
>
> >
> > > Trying to install a program (PySolFC) that is built on Python. I get
> > > this error message:
> > >
> >
> >
> > > Look for evidence of Tcl/Tk version:
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] yum]$ grep tcl /var/log/rpmpkgs
> > > tcl-8.4.7-2.i386.rpm
> > > tclx-8.3.5-4.i386.rpm
> > >
> > > What do you suppose I didn't do.
> > >
> >
> > install package: tkinter ? I see it in CentOS 5
> >
> grep tk /var/log/rpmpkgs # produces some 20 lines, including these two
>
>
> tk-8.4.7-2.i386.rpm
> tkinter-2.3.4-13.1.i386.rpm
>
> Again, as far as I can tell, it is not that tkinter is missing. It is
> that the compiled version of Python does not reference it at all.
>
Careful reading of the log from when I compiled Python-2.5 in
September 2006 shows that Tcl/Tk and friends were apparently not
present on the system at that time. Recompiling gives me Python-2.5
without this deficiency.
Bah. But it did give a marvelous opportunity to watch the Tcl/Tk and
Python fans express themselves at length.
carl
--
carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--
[email protected]
http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
