linux install problem

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Thomas A. Bryan writes:
 > Just for the sake of correctness of archives, I thought that I'd mention
 > that installing a tkinter RPM works (if it does) because the Python you 
 > installed from RPM was already configured to use Tkinter.  If it
 > weren't,
 > then you'd need to download the Python source, edit the Modules/Setup
 > file, and rebuild Python.

  That's right.

 > Actually, I recommend that you just make a Setup.local file (see the
 > docs)
 > so that you'll have all of your modifications to the Python build in one
 > place, separate from the normal Setup file.

  I agree.  It's also easier to copy over to a new version/build tree
that way!


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.	     <fdrake at acm.org>
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