Re: Tk on Solaris 2.5

[glen e. p. ropella]

> I'm trying to set up Swarm on a Solaris Sun (SunOS 5.5).  First, however, I
> have to get Tk to work.  I know this is not a Swarm problem, but perhaps
> someone can give me a quick hint.  I'm following the guidance to use
> version Tk4.1 (with patch p1), although this is far from the current
> version of Tk, because there are hints in the install and faq that later
> versions won't do.  On executing a make, I get:
> ================
> josef# make
> cc  tkAppInit.o -L/opt/work/swarm/tk4.1/unix -ltk4.1
> -L/opt/work/swarm/tcl7.5/unix -ltcl7.5  -lsocket -L/usr/openwin/lib
> -lX11 -ldl -lm -lc \
>  -o wish
> /usr/local/sparc-sun-solaris2.4/bin/ld: warning: libXext.so.0, needed
> by /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so, not found
> /usr/openwin/lib/libX11.so: undefined reference to
> `XSolarisIASetProcessInfo'
> make: *** [wish] Error 1
> ================
> Note that libXext.so.0 _is_ on the system and in the place I would expect
> it to be:
> 
> {josef:1} locate libXext.so.0
> /opt/SUNWdxlib/lib/dxlib/SunOS5.x/libXext.so.0
> /usr/openwin/lib/libXext.so.0
> {josef:2}
> 
> Tcl 7.5 has successfully installed.
> 
> Should I perhaps go for a later version of Tk/Tcl?  Will Swarm work on
> later versions?

Nigel,

I haven't seen any responses to your query.  I don't know why
your loader didn't find XSolarisIASetProcessInfo.  Our systems
have the libXext.so.0 in the same places.  But, then, I don't
think it's a problem with not finding the library.  It's just
not finding the function inside the libX11 library.

As to the Tcl version.  Tcl/Tk 7.5/4.1 works fine. (with the 
exception of a raster refresh bug)  So, I don't think that's
your problem.

Are there any Solaris gurus listening?

glen