[vtkusers] [solved] problems with python on suse 8.1 and older

[Prabhu Ramachandran]

>>>>> "MH" == Magnus Hagdorn <Magnus.Hagdorn at glg.ed.ac.uk> writes:

    MH> hi all, a wee while back i wrote to the mailing list about
    MH> problems with python and vtk using setup.py some of the
    MH> examples wouldn't run. i worked out the problem: somehow the
    MH> python libraries which are symbolically linked from
    MH> /usr/lib/python2.2 to /usr/local/lib/vtk/*.so are linked to
    MH> binaries in VTKSRC/bin (where the compiled binaries are
    MH> kept). when i renamed bin to something else and put
    MH> /usr/local/lib/vtk into the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or
    MH> /etc/ld.so.conf) everything worked out fine.  btw, thanks for

This information is in the FAQ.

    MH> pointing me to the bit about tcl 8.4 shouldn't that go into
    MH> some install/readme document?

Hmm, perhaps the FAQ should be distributed with the sources?

cheers,
prabhu