[Python-Dev] problems importing _tkinter on Linux build

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "TM" == Trent Mick <trentm@ActiveState.com> writes:

    TM> Duh, learning about LD_LIBRARY_PATH (set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to
    TM> /usr/local/lib) and everything is hunky dory. I presumed that
    TM> /usr/local/lib would be on the default search path for shared
    TM> libraries. Bad assumption I guess.

Also, look at the -R flag to ld.  In my experience (primarily on
Solaris), any time you compiled with a -L flag you absolutely /had/ to
include a similar -R flag, otherwise you'd force all your users to set
LD_LIBRARY_PATH.

-Barry