[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-805200 ] _tkinter compilation fails

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Bugs item #805200, was opened at 2003-09-12 12:13
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Category: Build
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Samson Abramsky (bobrowski)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: _tkinter compilation fails

Initial Comment:
Building Python 2.3 on Linux.
At make stage:
_tkinter compilation fails: libtk8.4.so  no such file
of directory
with  gcc arguments 
    -L/usr/local/lib -ltk8.4

However, /usr/local/lib/libtk8.4.so does exist.!

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Comment By: Robin Friedrich (robinf1)
Date: 2003-11-05 16:03

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I'm seeing this same link error. Python 2.3.2 / Red Hat Linux 
7.3.
I configure tcl/tk with a --prefix in configure and install. 
Works. I configure Python with same prefix; build fails to link 
saying it can't find libtk8.4.so when it indeed there. (the link 
line has the right -L and -l)

For comparison I build a clean Python 2.2.3 from scratch with 
the same configure options and it compiled/linked/installed 
fine against this same exact .so.  

PS> Is LD_LIBRARY_PATH really necessary?

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Comment By: Neal Norwitz (nnorwitz)
Date: 2003-09-12 13:35

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Are you sure libtk8.4.so isn't a sym link to a non-existent
file?  Is /usr/local/lib configured in ld.so?  Is
LD_LIBRARY_PATH set properly?

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