I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, and I
keep getting scads of errors that culminate with this from make test:
running build
running build_ext
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers
warning: building with the bundled copy of libffi is deprecated on
this platform.
On 03/01/17 01:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop,
I assume you mean Python 3.6?
And my first question is why? Do you have some specific
features in 3.6 that you need? Otherwise just go with
the latest version in your package manager which will
prob
On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, and I
keep getting scads of errors that culminate with this from make test:
running build
running build_ext
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers
You lack the tk development libraries an
Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
>>I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, and I
>>keep getting scads of errors that culminate with this from make test:
>>
>>running build
>>running build_ext
>>INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers
>
> Y
Forgot to include the list.
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:37 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote:
>> Cameron Simpson wrote:
>>
>>> On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, and I
>>>
On 03Jan2017 17:07, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote:
Cameron Simpson wrote:
On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, [...]
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers
You lack the tk development libraries and/or headers. Try (as
MR ZenWiz wrote:
> Forgot to include the list.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:37 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 8:07 AM, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote:
>>> Cameron Simpson wrote:
>>>
On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
>I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my X
On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Cameron Simpson wrote:
> On 03Jan2017 17:07, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote:
>>
>> Cameron Simpson wrote:
>>>
>>> On 02Jan2017 17:21, MR ZenWiz wrote:
I'm trying to install python 4.6 on my Xubuntu 16.04 desktop, [...]
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk
On 04/01/17 06:51, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> It appears that while python is installed in /usr/bin, idle is in
> /usr/local/bin and expects the python interpreter to be also under
> /usr/local, which does not seem to be the default.
>
> I created a symlink 'ln -s /usr/bin/python3.5
> /usr/local/bin/pyth