Re: [Plplot-devel] dev tk problems with SuSe 7.2

[Olof S. <sve...@es...>]

Hi Joao,

I managed today to get the tk driver working, not on SuSE 7.2 but on a
Sunblade running SunOS 5.8. I compiled tcl and tk version 8.3.4 and the
tk plotting window showed up and worked. I also tried your wish example
on SuSE 7.2 and it gave exactly the same result for me. So, it seems to
me that the Linux tk device problem I have is not due to xauth. I tried
to recompile the same tcl and tk versions for SuSE 7.2 and to build
plplot 5.1.0 with these libraries however I get exactly the same
problem, everything compiles fine and the program starts but no tk
plotting window appears. I have tried to run the programs on different
X-servers (XFree 3.3.6, 4.1.0, Exceed 6.2) but I always have the same
problem.

Anyway, I don't use the tk driver on SuSE, I just wanted to see how it
works. I can now use SunOS to do this so I don't think it worth the
effort getting the tk driver running on my SuSE system since it runs
fine on other SuSE 7.2 systems.

Regards,

Olof




Joao Cardoso wrote:
> 
> On Monday 08 April 2002 18:41, Alan W. Irwin wrote:
> | On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Joao Cardoso wrote:
> | > [...]I now have a suse 7.2 and plplot 5.1.0 with
> | > the tk driver works OK.
> |
> | Is this with the SuSe rpm's for tcl/tk or your own tarball based
> | build/install of tcl/tk?
> 
> Standard suse rpms:
> 
> bash-2.05# rpm -qf `which wish`
> tk-8.3.3-23
> 
> |  It is important to clarify this point
> | because Geoffrey used his own tcl/tk tarball's and Olof's problems
> | may be related to some incompatibility between plplot-5.1.0 and the
> | SuSe 7.2 Tcl/Tk rpm's.
> |
> | Also it appears from separate e-mail that Olof can start a wish with
> | no problems which seems to indicate his SuSe 7.2 problem with plplot
> | 5.1.0 has nothing to do with xauth.
> 
> Actually, xserver security is only important when using tcl/tk "send"
> facility. The tk driver uses it in the inicial link setup.
> 
> Using the command "xhost" disables a secure xserver:
> 
> [jcard@feup] xhost +
> access control disabled, clients can connect from any host
> [jcard@feup] wish
> %
> 
> OK, now from another xterm:
> 
> bash-2.05# wish
> % send wish "set tk_version"
> X server insecure (must use xauth-style authorization); command ignored
> %
> 
> [jcard@feup] ./x01c -dev tk
> Plplot library version: 5.1.0
> X server insecure (must use xauth-style authorization); command ignored
>     while executing
> "send $client "set server_name [list $server_name]""
>     (procedure "plserver_link_init" line 25)
>     invoked from within
> "plserver_link_init"
>     (procedure "plserver_init" line 85)
>     invoked from within
> "plserver_init"
> 
> using "xhost -" sets the xserver secure again (if it was secure before)
> 
> [jcard@feup] xhost -
> access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
> [jcard@feup] ./x01c -dev tk
> Plplot library version: 5.1.0
> 
> Don't know if this help.
> Olof, are you still with problems?
> 
> Joao
> 
> |
> | Alan