[Pythonmac-SIG] Framework confusion (was: Mac and Tkinter)

[Just van Rossum]

Jack Jansen wrote:

> Under Mac OS X you can use Tkinter with the normal unix Python (not with 
> MacPython), but you have to do all the building and installing yourself. 
> Look through the pythonmac-sig archives for details.

Does Aqua Tkinter also work for a non-framework build?

Which reminds me of a question I was meaning to ask earlier: what's the reason
that .so files compiled for a framework build cannot be used in a non-framework
build and vice versa? I always thought that frameworks were just a clever way of
packaging, but I guess I'm wrong...

Is a framework build 100% compatible with a standard (non-framework) unix
install from a command line perspective? Eg. will CGI work the exact same way?

Just