On 8/3/14, 1:24 PM, Peter Tomcsanyi wrote:
I think that it is because of this problem in Mavericks:
http://core.tcl.tk/tk/tktview?name=99b84e49ff
The above link says that it has been solved in Tcl/Tk.
But: what does it mean for me - a Python user?
Can anyone say when a version containing the above bug fix will be
available in a form of an installable package that I can use with Python
on a Mac?
How can I know that such a package is avaibale?
Or can anyone point me to some instructions how could I compile Tcl/Tk
for myslef and (more importanty) how to install the result of that
compilation so that Python 3.4 recognizes that it should use that
package (and not three other installations of Tcl/Tk in my computer)?
New releases of Tcl/Tk 8.5 and 8.6 are due out soon; right now they are
undergoing final testing as betas/release candidates.
If you are using the standard Python installer from Python.org, then you
can wait for ActiveTcl to be updated (not sure of their release
schedule) or you can download the source tarballs for Tcl and Tk when
they are released, untar them to a specific directory, cd to the
directory, and run these commands:
make -C $insert_tcl_dirname_here/macosx
make -C $insert_tk_dirname_here/macosx
and then
sudo make -C $insert_tcl_dirname_here/macosx install
sudo make -C $insert_tk_dirname_here/macosx install
This will install the updated version of Tcl and Tk in
/Library/Frameworks, and Python should pick them up.
These instructions assume you have Apple's developer tools installed and
are at least minimally comfortable using the command line.
If you have installed Python via some other process, cf. MacPorts or
Homebrew, you'll have to wait until they pick up the new versions of Tcl
and Tk and follow their instructions for upgrading.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
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