[Tkinter-discuss] want to build Python with Tkinter on Linux

[Kevin Buchs]

I have locked-down (by others) Linux systems, so I need my own custom
install of Python (2.7). I have yet to get Tkinter working in the build
process. Python will be in a non-standard location and Tcl/Tk are in a
non-standard location. I get these messages from a "make":

$ make
running build
running build_ext
building dbm using gdbm
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers

Python build finished, but the necessary bits to build these modules were
not found:
_tkinter bsddb185 dl
imageop sunaudiodev
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for the
module's name.

running build_scripts

Do there exist any build instructions to direct me as to how to fix this? I
am not seeing anything in configure.

[Tim Jones]

Post by Kevin Buchs
$ make
running build
running build_ext
building dbm using gdbm
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers
_tkinter bsddb185 dl
imageop sunaudiodev
To find the necessary bits, look in setup.py in detect_modules() for the module's name.
running build_scripts
Do there exist any build instructions to direct me as to how to fix this? I am not seeing anything in configure.

I use custom locations all the time - have you tried the "--prefix=" setting for configure?

./configure --prefix=/home/secureuser/

That would put everything into /home/secureuser/lib/ and /home/secureuser/bin/. Just be aware that all of the peojects need the same prefix setting.

Tim


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[Kevin Buchs]

Tim,

Thanks for your reply. This will handle the Python install path. But I can't
get Python to build with Tkinter.

- Kevin Buchs

Post by Tim Jones
I use custom locations all the time - have you tried the "--prefix=" setting for configure?
./configure --prefix=/home/secureuser/
That would put everything into /home/secureuser/lib/ and
/home/secureuser/bin/. Just be aware that all of the peojects need the same
prefix setting.
Tim

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[Tim Jones]

As I mentioned, you would need to provide the same --prefix for the TCL/TK build as well.

I build in this order:

tcl
tk
expect
python

They are all built with "configure --prefix=/home/secureuser" (secureuser is a sandbox user on my systems).

Tim

Tim,
Thanks for your reply. This will handle the Python install path. But I can't get Python to build with Tkinter.
- Kevin Buchs
I use custom locations all the time - have you tried the "--prefix=" setting for configure?
./configure --prefix=/home/secureuser/
That would put everything into /home/secureuser/lib/ and /home/secureuser/bin/. Just be aware that all of the peojects need the same prefix setting.
Tim

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[Michael Lange]

Hi Kevin,

Thus spoketh Kevin Buchs <kevin.buchs at gmail.com>

Post by Kevin Buchs
I have locked-down (by others) Linux systems, so I need my own custom
install of Python (2.7). I have yet to get Tkinter working in the build
process. Python will be in a non-standard location and Tcl/Tk are in a
$ make
running build
running build_ext
building dbm using gdbm
INFO: Can't locate Tcl/Tk libs and/or headers

Have you tried to call

$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib

before ./configure (of course with your actual "tcl-lib-path"
instead of /usr/local/lib)? At least here (debian lenny) this helps, I
think it is even documented somewhere, although I can't remember where ;)

Regards

Michael


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[Kevin Buchs]

Hey! It works great, incorporating both hints. Thanks, guys.