[ python-Bugs-1403221 ] 2.3.5 source RPM install fails w/o tk-devel

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Bugs item #1403221, was opened at 2006-01-11 19:24
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nathan Zook (nathan_zook_wk)
Assigned to: Sean Reifschneider (jafo)
Summary: 2.3.5 source RPM install fails w/o tk-devel

Initial Comment:
Install fails because _tkinter.so is not found.  This
library is not built if the tk header files are not
found, but the installer treats this as a fatal error.
 This dependece upon tk-devel is not noted in the .spec
file, so the install fails late (and unclearly) instead
of early & clearly.

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>Comment By: Sean Reifschneider (jafo)
Date: 2006-01-16 21:59

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The build doesn't really have a way of adaptively adjusting
to whether Tk is available or not.  Some people in the past
have wanted to build without tk, but perhaps we should just
always build with tk?  Also, newer RPM versions have a nicer
way of doing conditional builds which will probably help this.

Any ideas?  I'll try to get a new release of the spec file
out in the next week and build some SRPMs from them so that
people can try them.

Currently, this is only addressed by being a FAQ on the RPM
pages.

Sean

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2006-01-14 07:41

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Note: we don't maintain 2.3 any longer.

Sean any comments?

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