%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Tk The Tk package contains a TCL GUI Toolkit. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &tk-md5sum; Download size: &tk-size; Estimated disk space required: &tk-buildsize; Estimated build time: &tk-time; Tk Dependencies Required and User Notes: Install Tk by running the following commands: cd unix && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-threads && make Running the tests is not recommended. Some tests may crash your X Server. To test the results anyway, issue: make test. Ensure you run it from an X Window display device with the GLX extensions loaded, else the tests will hang. Now, as the root user: make install && make install-private-headers && ln -v -sf wish&tk-ver; /usr/bin/wish --enable-threads: This switch forces the package to build with thread support. make install-private-headers: This command is used to install the Tk library interface headers used by other packages if they link to the Tk library. ln -v -sf wish&tk-ver; /usr/bin/wish: This command is used to create a compatibility symbolic link to the wish&tk-ver; file as many packages expect a file named wish. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories wish and wish&tk-ver; libtk.so and libtkstub&tk-ver;.a /usr/lib/tk&tk-ver; Short Descriptions wish is a symlink to the wish&tk-ver; program. wish wish&tk-ver; is a simple shell containing the Tk toolkit that creates a main window and then processes Tcl commands. wish&tk-ver; libtk.so contains the API functions required by Tk. libtk.so