[GRASS-dev] Re: grass-dev Digest, Vol 35, Issue 37

[Michael Barton]

On Mar 10, 2009, at 10:14 AM, <grass-dev-request at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:56:13 -0500
> From: William Kyngesburye <woklist at kyngchaos.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRASS-dev] database driver errors from wish tcltk gui on
> 	mac
> To: knussear <knussear at mac.com>
> Cc: grass-dev at lists.osgeo.org
> Message-ID: <C43447ED-F856-44C9-AEBD-74BFD034D8E9 at kyngchaos.com>
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> So, the correct TclTk is running...  though really, in the GUI it
> doesn't matter, the GUI can use whichever TclTk you like.  It only
> matters for NVIZ, it has a binary part that was built for the TclTk
> Aqua 8.5 framework.  So this may be the wrong track.
>
> What about trying the wxpython GUI?
>
> On Mar 10, 2009, at 11:31 AM, knussear wrote:
>
>> Version I get in About TCL/TK is TCL 8.5.6 and TK 8.5.6
>>
> and:
>
>> I have a black and white Icon with a frog.
>
>> William Kyngesburye wrote:
>>>
>>> I just had a break to test it.  With 6.4RC3 and the steps you used,
>>> it
>>> works.
>>>
>>> So, maybe there's something wrong with your TclTk installation.   
>>> When
>>> the GUI starts, a "Wish" application shows up in your Dock - does
>>> this
>>> have black-and-white Activestate icon, or a red-and-white Tcl icon?
>>> It should be Activestate, if not then the wrong Tcl is found.
>>>
>
> -----
> William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com>
> http://www.kyngchaos.com/
>
> The equator is so long, it could encircle the earth completely once.
>


I'm betting this is an aqua vs x11 tcltk problem. No time to go  
through the steps I use to compile, but I can tell you later.

Michael