I may have made some headway, everything seems to build, but still no joy. 1) My configure command looks like this:
./configure --prefix="/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na" \ --with-tk="/proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib" \ --with-tcl="/proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib" \ 2) I've also set LD_LIBRARY_PATH and CFLAGS to include the appropriate -I and -L flags beforehand invoking configure CFLAGS="-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGE_FILES=1 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1 -march=i686 -O3 -DQT_NO_DEBUG -L/proj/readline/6.1-03/x86_linux_na/lib -L/proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib -L/proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib -I/proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/include -I/proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/include -I/proj/readline/6.1-03/x86_linux_na/include" ; export CFLAGS; LDFLAGS="-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGE_FILES=1 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1 -march=i686 -O3 -DQT_NO_DEBUG -L/proj/readline/6.1-03/x86_linux_na/lib -L/proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib -L/proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib" ; export LDFLAGS; 3) I added some print statements to the setup.py operation, and it's now definitely finding what I want it to: ENTERING detect_tkinter! inc_dirs = ['.', 'Include', './Include', '/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Include', '/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5', '/usr/include'] lib_dirs = ['/proj/readline/6.1-03/x86_linux_na/lib', '/proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib', '/proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib', '/lib64', '/usr/lib64', '/lib', '/usr/lib'] for version 8.5, found /proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib/libtk8.5.so and /proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib/libtcl8.5.so finished library search with /proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib/libtk8.5.so and /proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib/libtcl8.5.so 4) The build of the _tkinter module seems to go correctly too! ... building '_tkinter' extension /opt/gcc-4.3.2/bin/gcc -m32 -D__LINUX__ -D__X86_LINUX__ -D__X86_LINUX2_NA__ -pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -DWITH_APPINIT=1 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I. -I/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/./Include -I. -IInclude -I./Include -I/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Include -I/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5 -c /proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Modules/_tkinter.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Modules/_tkinter.o /opt/gcc-4.3.2/bin/gcc -m32 -D__LINUX__ -D__X86_LINUX__ -D__X86_LINUX2_NA__ -pthread -fPIC -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -DWITH_APPINIT=1 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I. -I/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/./Include -I. -IInclude -I./Include -I/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Include -I/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5 -c /proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Modules/tkappinit.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Modules/tkappinit.o /opt/gcc-4.3.2/bin/gcc -m32 -D__LINUX__ -D__X86_LINUX__ -D__X86_LINUX2_NA__ -pthread -shared -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGE_FILES=1 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1 -march=i686 -O3 -DQT_NO_DEBUG -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGE_FILES=1 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1 -march=i686 -O3 -DQT_NO_DEBUG build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Modules/_tkinter.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/proj/python/2.6.5-08-jrm-01/x86_linux_na/Python-2.6.5/Modules/tkappinit.o -L/usr/X11R6/lib64 -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/proj/readline/6.1-03/x86_linux_na/lib -L/proj/tools/tk/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib -L/proj/tools/tcl/8.5.11-01/x86_linux_na/lib -ltk8.5 -ltcl8.5 -lX11 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/_tkinter.so /opt/binutils-2.19.1/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so when searching for -lX11 /opt/binutils-2.19.1/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.a when searching for -lX11 creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/libffi ... 5) Yet, at the ultimate moment of invocation.... :( !!!! dust:/sw/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib% exapython Python 2.6.5 (r265:79063, Feb 14 2012, 11:46:18) [GCC 4.3.2] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import Tkinter >>> print Tkinter.TkVersion 8.4 6) I checked sys.path, and verified that it had a specification for tk-lib. I thought that perhaps the system library versions of 8.4 tcl/tk might be getting found so I put the 8.5 versions in a location I figured would be checked first: >>> import os >>> print os.environ["LD_LIBRARY_PATH"] /proj/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib:/grid/sge/lib/glinux:/usr/exaplat/lib:/opt/gm/lib:/opt/mx/lib >>> dust:/sw/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib% ls /proj/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib/*tk*.so /proj/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib/libtk8.5.so dust:/sw/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib% ls /proj/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib/*tcl*.so /proj/registry/13796-tk_python-01/serverdist/dist/x86_linux/lib/libtcl8.5.so The files were there alright - but it didn't help... -jrm > Hi, > > Thus spoketh j...@exa.com > unto us on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:04:49 -0500 (EST): > >> Trying to build python 2.6.5 with a modern TK. The obvious approach of >> setting --with-tcl and --with-tk at configure time is nicely consumed >> without error...and then does nothing! When the setup.py script runs >> to build _tkinter later, the 8.5 information is nowhere to be found. >> >> I'm presently trying to hack the 8.5 information directly into setup.py >> but that's not going smoothly. There must be a better way... >> >> Has anyone else experienced this situation? >> >> BTW, upgrading to 3 is not an option... >> > > I am not sure what actually happens, is no _tkinter built at all or does > it build, but against the wrong of multiple installed Tk versions? > > Then, have you checked that all necessary Tcl/Tk headers are installed? > If yes, maybe before compiling Python calling > > $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib > > (or where ever your Tk-8.5 install resides of course) may help. If not, > then please give us more information about your system, installed library > versions, error messages while compiling and so on. > > Best regards > > Michael > > .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. > > It would seem that evil retreats when forcibly confronted. > -- Yarnek of Excalbia, "The Savage Curtain", stardate > 5906.5 > _______________________________________________ > Tkinter-discuss mailing list > Tkinter-discuss@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tkinter-discuss > _______________________________________________ Tkinter-discuss mailing list Tkinter-discuss@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tkinter-discuss