[vtkusers] Python + VTK:[vtkRenderWidget.py, vtkTkRenderWidget.py] core dump

[Dean N. Williams]

Hi Prabhu,

    By recompiling my Python and VTK with the shared version of tcl/tk 8.3.3
    the core dumps stopped! So if anyone runs into the core dumps when 
running
    Wrapping/vtkRenderWidget.py, Wrapping/vtkRenderWidget.py, etc., then 
recompile
    Python and VTK with the shared version of tcl/tk.

    I feel that VTK should work with either the static or shared version 
of tcl/tk.

    In any case, thank you Prabhu and Charl for your help.

Best regards,
    Dean

>>>>>>"DNW" == Dean N Williams <williams13 at llnl.gov> writes:
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>
>    DNW> Prabhu, I will rebuild the VTK again and hope that this
>    DNW> clears things up.  Here is the outcome of running ldd on both
>    DNW> shared libraries:
>
>[snip]
>
>    DNW> Neither show the use of tcl/tk.
>
>Well simply rebuilding it might not fix the problem.  It looks like
>you have built both Python and VTK with the static Tcl/Tk libraries.
>Maybe you should recompile both Python and VTK to use the shared
>versions of Tcl/Tk.
>
>For VTK make sure CMake is using the shared version. 
>
> TCL_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/libtcl8.3.so
>
> TK_LIBRARY:FILEPATH=/usr/lib/libtk8.3.so
>
>Or whatever appropriate version is on your system.
>
>BTW, do the VTK Tcl/Tk examples work ok?
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>prabhu
>
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