newbie question on python 2.4 and tkinter

[Raymond L. Buvel]

David Joyner wrote:
> Hi:
> I'm trying to compile python 2.4 with tkinter.
> (I'm trying to write a gui interface which
> calls a program called GAP - I'm hoping to use
> subprocess, a python 2.4 module, since I was getting
> deadlocks using popen).
> 
> The instructions at the python web site said basically
> to edit the /Modules/Setup file and recompile.
> The edits consist of determining with location of various
> Tcl/Tk libraries, header files, etc. I was wondering if
> anyone could help out with how to determine these.
> I have a suse 9.1 box and a new debian laptop, both of which
> I would like to configure with python 2.4 and tkinter.
> - David Joyner
The problem is most likely missing header files for the Tcl/Tk 
libraries.  Most Linux distributions (including SuSE) package the 
required files separately from the libraries.  In Yast, look for 
packages with the same name and a -dev suffix.  Once you have installed 
these, tkinter will be automatically built without any need to edit 
/Modules/Setup.

If you are running Debian testing or unstable, you just need to install 
the python2.4 and python2.4-tk modules.  If you need to compile 
extension modules, you will also need python2.4-dev.

Hope this helps.

Ray Buvel