[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-739424 ] Python2.3b1 install problems on Linux

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Bugs item #739424, was opened at 2003-05-18 05:10
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: David MacQuigg (macquigg)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Python2.3b1 install problems on Linux

Initial Comment:
I'm running Red Hat Linux 8.0, patches fully up to date, with the latest tcl/tk packages installed.  
Python2.2.1 is running fine, including Tkinter and IDLE.  Followed the standard install procedure for 
Python-2.3.b1 tarball, and Tkinter is now broken.  Can't install IDLE.

./configure and make ran OK.

~/Python-2.3b1> make test
 227 tests OK
  26 skipped
   1 unexpected skip on linux2: test_bz2
   No module named bz2

~/Python-2.3b1> make install
...
building '_tkinter' extension
gcc -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -DWITH_APPINIT=1 -I/usr/X11R6/include -I. 
-I/home/macquigg/Python-2.3b1/./Include -I/usr/local/include -I/home/macquigg/Python-2.3b1/Include 
-I/home/macquigg/Python-2.3b1 -c /home/macquigg/Python-2.3b1/Modules/_tkinter.c -o 
build/temp.linux-i686-2.3/_tkinter.o
cc1: warning: changing search order for system directory "/usr/local/include"
cc1: warning:   as it has already been specified as a non-system directory
In file included from /home/macquigg/Python-2.3b1/Modules/_tkinter.c:71:
/usr/include/tk.h:83:29: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /home/macquigg/Python-2.3b1/Modules/_tkinter.c:71:
/usr/include/tk.h:581: parse error before "Bool"
/usr/include/tk.h:583: parse error before "event"
/usr/include/tk.h:584: parse error before "root"
/usr/include/tk.h:585: parse error before "subwindow"
/usr/include/tk.h:586: parse error before "time"
/usr/include/tk.h:586: `time' redeclared as different kind of symbol
/usr/include/time.h:184: previous declaration of `time'
/usr/include/tk.h:591: parse error before "same_screen"
/usr/include/tk.h:597: parse error before "Bool"
...  many more of these parse errors ...

==> Cannot find "Xlib.h" anywhere under
    /usr/include,  /usr/X11R6, or in the Python-2.3b1 distribution.

As far as I know, the X11 files have not been altered.  Python 2.2.1 still runs OK.
Here are the versions on the tcl/tk packages recently downloaded from RedHat.
-rw-rw-r--    1 macquigg macquigg  1570466 May 10 11:36 tcl-8.3.3-74.i386.rpm
-rw-rw-r--    1 macquigg macquigg   460160 May 10 13:47 tix-8.2.0b1-74.i386.rpm
-rw-rw-r--    1 macquigg macquigg  1390929 May 10 11:40 tk-8.3.3-74.i386.rpm
-rw-rw-r--    1 macquigg macquigg   265427 Apr 25 04:54 tkinter-2.2.1-17.i386.rpm

More details in the attached logfile.  I'll try to keep this configuration together for debugging.

- Dave

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>Comment By: David MacQuigg (macquigg)
Date: 2003-05-19 18:00

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Neal:  According to Redhat Network, my package tkinter-2.2.1-17 is installed correctly, including resolution of all 
dependencies.  I did find XFree86-devel-4.2.0-72, and I have scheduled that for installation.  I'll let you know if that 
solves the problem.  I'm suspecting a Red Hat problem.  They don't do a very good job with checking these 
packages.  Thanks for your help.

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2003-05-18 13:57

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You will need the Xlib headers installed to build Tkinter. 
The RPM package which contains the headers is probably
something like XFree86-devel-4-3.0-2.  Try installing that
package.

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