%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Tk The Tk package contains a TCL GUI Toolkit. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &tk-size; Estimated disk space required: &tk-buildsize; Estimated build time: &tk-time; X ( or ) and Install Tk by running the following commands: VERSION=&tk-version; && V=`echo $VERSION | cut -d "." -f 1,2` && DIR=$PWD && cd unix && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-threads && make && sed -i "s:${DIR}/unix:/usr/lib:" tkConfig.sh && sed -i "s:${DIR}:/usr/include/tk${V}:" tkConfig.sh && make install && install -d /usr/include/tk${V}/unix && install -m644 *.h /usr/include/tk${V}/unix/ && install -d /usr/include/tk${V}/generic && install -m644 ../generic/*.h /usr/include/tk${V}/generic/ && rm -f /usr/include/tk${V}/generic/{tk,tkDecls,tkPlatDecls}.h && ln -nsf ../../include/tk${V} /usr/lib/tk${V}/include && ln -sf libtk${V}.so /usr/lib/libtk.so && ln -sf wish${V} /usr/bin/wish If you build the package as an ordinary user and then switch to root to install the package, ensure you set the environment variables V and VERSION before running the installation commands. --enable-threads: This switch forces the package to build with thread support. sed -i ...: The Tk package assumes that the source that is used to build Tk is always kept around for compiling packages that depend on Tk. These sed's remove the reference to the build directory and replace them by saner system wide locations. install ...: These commands install the internal headers into a system-wide location. ln -sf ...: These commands create compatibility symbolic links. Installed Program Installed Library Installed Directories wish libtk /usr/lib/tk8.4 and /usr/include/tk8.4 Short Descriptions wish is a simple shell containing the Tk toolkit that creates a main window and then processes Tcl commands. wish libtk.so contains the API functions required by Tk. libtk.so