Python Image Library (PIL) build error on Cygwin

[Norman Vine]

"Steve Holden writes:
> 
> sholden at DELLBOY ~/install/Imaging-1.1.4
> $ python setup.py build
> running build
> running build_py
> running build_ext
> building '_imagingtk' extension
> gcc -shared -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base 
> build/temp.cygwin-1.5.9-i686-2.3/_imagingtk.o 
> build/temp.cygwin-1.5.9-i686-2.3/Tk/tkImaging.o -LlibImaging 
> -L/usr/lib/python2.3/config -lImaging -ltk8.4 -ltcl8.4 -lpython2.3 -o 
> build/lib.cygwin-1.5.9
> -i686-2.3/_imagingtk.dll
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-cygwin/3.3.1/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/ld: 
> cannot find -ltk8.4
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
> 
> I'm wondering if I might need to download extra libraries, but I can't 
> see anything appropriate.

Try 

  cd  /usr/lib
  ln -s libtk84.a libtk8.4.a
  ln -s libtcl84.a libtcl8.4.aHTHNorman