Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib 0.85 on python 2.4 installation problem : "cannot find tcl/tk headers. giving up."

[Chris B. <Chr...@no...>]

Arnd Baecker wrote:
> Another option is too choose debian (or ubuntu, ...) as distribution.

Gentoo is quite friendly to python, atlas, etc as well, once you've got 
a basic system installed. I've also had luck with Fedora Core 4, though 
I was very surprised NOT to find good atlas rpms.

Eric Emsellem wrote:

> P.S.: by the way, upgrading my Linux (Suse 10.0) and therefore getting 
> python 2.4, I have now to reinstall everything from scratch (python 
> modules) and this is a REAL pain

Yes, it sure is. Did the upgrade remove your python2.3 installation? If 
not, you should be able to just use "python2.3" at the command line and 
in your #! lines, and keep using the old install while you work on 
getting everything you need into 2.4.

I always put a versioned python in my #! lines:

#!/usr/bin/env python2.3

So that I can install a new python, and still have any scripts I've got 
working just keep working.

If the Suse upgrade did remove python2.3 -- shame on Suse.

-Chris



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