Problem building Python on HP-UX

**Trent Mick** · Sep 2 '05, 07:55 PM

Re: Problem building Python on HP-UX

[Dr. Who wrote][color=blue]
> I'm trying to build Python 2.4.1 on HP-UX 11.00 with full tcl/tk IDLE
> support. So far, I haven't had any luck. I always wind up getting
> errors of the form:
>
> ld: DP relative code in file
> /ptg/devtools/hppa1.1/pre/lib/libtk8.4.a(tkWi ndow.o) - shared library
> must be position independent. Use +z or +Z to recompile.
>
> I have tried building tcl/tk without any configure options as well as
> with --disable-shared and --disable-load but this doesn't help.
>
> Anyone seen anything like this or know how to get around it?[/color]

For Python on HP-UX I build Tcl/Tk with --enable-shared. I don't *think*
I had to do much else special -- other than tweaking Python's setup.py
detect_tkinter( ) code to find where I had built and "installed" my
Tcl/Tk libs.

Cheers,
Trent

p.s. Note that we now have free ActivePython binary installers for
HP-UX at ActiveState.
http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/

--
Trent Mick
TrentM@ActiveSt ate.com

**sponix2ipfw** · Sep 2 '05, 08:35 PM

Re: Problem building Python on HP-UX

I don't know much about HP-UX, and I'm sure someone will shoot me down
for saying this, but all *nix is about the same to me.

I'd just try a ./configure --prefix=/opt/tcl_tk
on both the TCL and TK installs, and then just drop the ./configure
params in there to use /opt/tcl_tk/ as the prefix to them

Sure, that might give you a double set of tcl & tk, but if your fs is a
mess it might make linking to them easier in the future *Grin*

Hope this helps, if you have any questions hit me back, all I have is a
Linux box on hand, but I'm more than happy to simulate your setup as
much as possible...

Problem building Python on HP-UX

Problem building Python on HP-UX

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