python 2.1.3 with tkinter support on Solaris 9

[Martin v. Löwis]

Marc Petitmermet <petitmermet at mat.ethz.ch> writes:

> > Maybe you have overdone that; please chose *one* of the strategies,
> > not all of them. Just using LD_LIBRARY_PATH should be enough. What
> > value are you using for that?
> 
> I have tested all of them but none worked.

What value are you using for LD_LIBRARY_PATH?

> In the meantime I could compile python with tkinter support but I had to 
> make a soft link from /p1/local/tcltk/tk-8.3.4/libtk8.3.so to 
> /usr/local/lib. I just have the feeling that the find_file function in 
> the setup.py script does not work porperly, at least in my case. If it 
> would have worked properly, it should have found the libraries according 
> to Modules/Setup, shouldn't it?

No, that doesn't work on Solaris, unless you explicitly add -R options.

Regards,
Martin