[Tkinter-discuss] is it possible to use a local tcl/tk with a local python?

Discussion:

Mark Summerfield

2012-06-18 06:46:33 UTC

Hi,

Right now I have several local pythons so that I can test against
multiple versions, e.g.,

~/opt/python31
~/opt/python32
~/opt/python33

But all of these use the system-wide Tcl/Tck (8.5.11) in /usr/lib.

What I'd really like to do is have:

~/opt/python31tk85
~/opt/python32tk85
~/opt/python33tk85

~/opt/python31tk86
~/opt/python32tk86
~/opt/python33tk86

where these are built with one of these:

~/opt/tcltk85
~/opt/tcltk86

But I can't figure out how to tell Python's configure to use a local
Tcl/Tk.

Can anyone advise me?

Thanks!

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Michael Lange

2012-06-18 09:04:23 UTC

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Thus spoketh Mark Summerfield <list at qtrac.plus.com>

Post by Mark Summerfield
~/opt/python31tk85
~/opt/python32tk85
~/opt/python33tk85
~/opt/python31tk86
~/opt/python32tk86
~/opt/python33tk86
~/opt/tcltk85
~/opt/tcltk86
But I can't figure out how to tell Python's configure to use a local
Tcl/Tk.

I remember that I have been struggling with the same problem some time
ago and never found a really satisfying solution. IIRC what worked best
here was to temporarily remove the system default tcl/tk development
packages and then do something like
$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/opt/tcltk85
before running ./configure .

Regards

Michael

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Ned Deily

2012-06-18 16:57:49 UTC

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In article <20120618074633.68b83d12 at dino>,

Post by Mark Summerfield
But I can't figure out how to tell Python's configure to use a local
Tcl/Tk.
Can anyone advise me?

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/711390

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