Linking non framework Tcl/Tk on Mac OS X

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Hi

I'm trying to track down a problem present in MacPorts Matplotlib
build and the TkAgg backend. It appears that Matplotlib is linking
against the system Tcl/Tk in /System/Library/Frameworks and not the
non-framework Tcl/Tk installed by MacPorts, as to be expected this is
causing segfaults when trying to use the TkAgg backend as the system
version of Tcl/Tk differs from the MacPorts version.

I've tried removing the list of directories to search for the
framework in setupext.py in the add_tk_flags() method, ie I've set
framework_dirs = [], and then set the paths to the Tcl/Tk header and
libraries in the hardcoded_tcl_config() method to point to the
MacPorts versions but this just leads to the build not being able to
find Tcl/Tk and therefore not building the TkAgg backend, the
following is displayed on build:

               Tkinter: no
                        * Tkinter present, but header files are not found.
                        * You may need to install development packages.

The header files are installed. Can Matplotlib be linked against a
non-framework build of Tcl/Tk on Mac OS X, and if so how?

Cheers

Adam

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You’ll need to edit setupext.py to not inject the “-framework Tcl -framework Tk” flags.

  • Charlie
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On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:36 AM, Adam Mercer <ramercer@…287…> wrote:

Hi

I’m trying to track down a problem present in MacPorts Matplotlib

build and the TkAgg backend. It appears that Matplotlib is linking

against the system Tcl/Tk in /System/Library/Frameworks and not the

non-framework Tcl/Tk installed by MacPorts, as to be expected this is

causing segfaults when trying to use the TkAgg backend as the system

version of Tcl/Tk differs from the MacPorts version.

I’ve tried removing the list of directories to search for the

framework in setupext.py in the add_tk_flags() method, ie I’ve set

framework_dirs = , and then set the paths to the Tcl/Tk header and

libraries in the hardcoded_tcl_config() method to point to the

MacPorts versions but this just leads to the build not being able to

find Tcl/Tk and therefore not building the TkAgg backend, the

following is displayed on build:

           Tkinter: no

                    * Tkinter present, but header files are not found.

                    * You may need to install development packages.

The header files are installed. Can Matplotlib be linked against a

non-framework build of Tcl/Tk on Mac OS X, and if so how?

Cheers

Adam

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Thanks Charlie, that does the trick.

Cheers

Adam

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On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Charlie Moad <cwmoad@...287...> wrote:

You'll need to edit setupext.py to not inject the "-framework Tcl -framework
Tk" flags.