[Python-Dev] test_tempfile failure on Mac OSX

[Michael Hudson]

Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> writes:

>     Michael> It's odd that test_tcl is on the list.  Where is your tcl from?
>     Michael> Fink?
>
> No, it's the TclAqua thing I think:
>
>     _tkinter.so:
>             /Library/Frameworks/Tcl.framework/Versions/8.4/Tcl (compatibility version 8.4.0, current version 8.4.0)
>             /Library/Frameworks/Tk.framework/Versions/8.4/Tk (compatibility version 8.4.0, current version 8.4.0)
>             /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 63.0.0)
>
>     Michael> Even so, it's hard to see how it could be interfering.  I don't
>     Michael> see this behaviour on a similar system, but then I don't have
>     Michael> tcl installed.
>
> Dunno.  It was required to provoke the failure for me.  I was encouraged
> that Bob's box didn't fail.  How is your _tkinter.so linked?

It's not, I don't have one :-)  test_tcl skips on my system.

Cheers,
mwh

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