Tkinter._test() problem Tcl/Tk8.1 incompatibility python-1.5.2

[Bill Barendse]

Hi Everyone,

I believe that Tcl/Tk 8.1 is incompatible with python-1.5.2 due to the
following experiences.

I use a SPARC ultra running solaris 2.6 with GCC 2.8.1 as a C compiler.
I downloaded python-1.5.2 earlier this month built and tested it and all
implemented tests worked.

I then downloaded Tcl/Tk8.1, built those in the proper order, tested
them and installed them.  Tcl failed the ASCII vs ISO character set test
(not surprising since I only have ASCII) and Tk failed the focus test.

I made clobber and rebuilt python specifying the locations, and
installed after setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable.  I got the same
answer as Per Kistler - can't find a usable init.tcl in the following
directories - no directories specified.

I checked and rebuilt python (YES) several times since a have a usable
Tcl/Tk.

I then downloaded Tcl/Tk 8.0p2, built and tested (it failed more tests
than Tcl/Tk 8.1), rebuilt python and Tkinter generated the 'Hello World'
widget.

There are significant differences in the init.tcl of the two packages (I
can provide a diff of the files for those that are interested) but I do
not know enough about Tkinter to be able to say what it is about the
init.tcl8.1 or the rest of the Tcl/Tk8.1 distribution that makes it
incompatible.  The distribution notes that come with Tcl/Tk8.1 note
several bug fixes that will generate "***POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY***"

There is no note on the python homepage about this incompatibility.

Cheers,

Bill Barendse

Bill.Barendse at tag.csiro.au
Comonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia.

Per Kistler wrote:

> Hi All
>
> I installed py1.5.2 with tcl/tk.8.1 on SuSE6.1 Linux.
>
> After:
>
> import Tkinter
> Tkinter._test()
>
> I get the following error, which I do not unerstand:
>
> -----cut
> >>python
> Python 1.5.2 (#4, Jul  4 1999, 12:25:56)  [GCC egcs-2.91.66 19990314
> (egcs-1.1.2  on linux2
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import Tkinter
> >>> Tkinter._test()
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>   File "/per/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1947, in _test
>     root = Tk()
>   File "/per/lib/python1.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 886, in __init__
>     self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className)
> TclError: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:
>
> This probably means that Tcl wasn't installed properly.
> ----cut
>
> It seems, that python looks in some directories, which it does not
> have. What do I have to do?
>
> Thanks, Per.
> --
> Per Kistler kistler at fnmail.com / kistler at gmx.net
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