[Python-Dev] problems importing _tkinter on Linux build

[Trent Mick]

I get the following error trying to import _tkinter in a Python 2.0 build:

> ./python
./python: error in loading shared libraries: libtk8.3.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


Here is the relevant section of my Modules/Setup:

_tkinter _tkinter.c tkappinit.c -DWITH_APPINIT \
    -I/usr/local/include \
    -I/usr/X11R6/include \
    -L/usr/local/lib \
    -ltk8.3 -ltcl8.3 \
    -L/usr/X11R6/lib \
    -lX11


I got the Tcl/Tk 8.3 source from dev.scriptics.com, and ran
  > ./configure --enable-gcc --enable-shared
  > make
  > make install   # as root
in the tcl and tk source directories.


The tcl and tk libs are in /usr/local/lib:

    [trentm@molotok contrib]$ ls -alF /usr/local/lib
    ...
    -r-xr-xr-x   1 root     root       579177 Sep 17 14:03 libtcl8.3.so*
    -rw-r--r--   1 root     root         1832 Sep 17 14:03 libtclstub8.3.a
    -r-xr-xr-x   1 root     root       778034 Sep 17 14:10 libtk8.3.so*
    -rw-r--r--   1 root     root         3302 Sep 17 14:10 libtkstub8.3.a
    drwxr-xr-x   8 root     root         4096 Sep 17 14:03 tcl8.3/
    -rw-r--r--   1 root     root         6722 Sep 17 14:03 tclConfig.sh
    drwxr-xr-x   4 root     root         4096 Sep 17 14:10 tk8.3/
    -rw-r--r--   1 root     root         3385 Sep 17 14:10 tkConfig.sh


Does anybody know what my problem is? Is the error from libtk8.3.so
complaining that it cannot load a library on which it depends? Is there some
system library dependency that I am likely missing?


Thanks,
Trent

-- 
Trent Mick
TrentM@ActiveState.com