Tkinter: pkg-config is not used to get location of tcl and tk headers/libraries

[m000]

BPO	42603
Nosy	@terryjreedy, @ned-deily, @serhiy-storchaka, @E-Paine, @m000
PRs	bpo-42603: Use pkg-config to get TCL/TK paths for tkinter. #23721 bpo-42603: Add whatsnew and ACKS entries. #24675

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2021-03-01.03:32:06.229>
created_at = <Date 2020-12-08.18:07:44.772>
labels = ['type-feature', 'expert-tkinter', '3.10', 'build']
title = 'Tkinter: pkg-config is not used to get location of tcl and tk headers/libraries'
updated_at = <Date 2021-03-01.05:27:39.899>
user = 'https://github.com/m000'

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activity = <Date 2021-03-01.05:27:39.899>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2021-03-01.03:32:06.229>
closer = 'ned.deily'
components = ['Build', 'Tkinter']
creation = <Date 2020-12-08.18:07:44.772>
creator = 'm000'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 42603
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 6.0
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nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'ned.deily', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'epaine', 'm000']
pr_nums = ['23721', '24675']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue42603'
versions = ['Python 3.10']

[m000]

This is indirectly related to 42541: If pkg-config settings are honoured, it is made easier to compile Python against a modern version of TCL/TK.

[m000]

I already have a patch to fix this. Waiting for my CLA to be registered before creating a PR.

[terryjreedy]

Correctly prefixed, bpo-42541 and bpo-42541 are links. And thanks for doing CLA first.

[ned-deily]

New changeset d202794 by Manolis Stamatogiannakis in branch 'master':
bpo-42603: Use pkg-config to get TCL/TK paths for tkinter. (GH-23721)
d202794

[ned-deily]

Thanks for the PR. Merged for inclusion in 3.10.0a6.

[ned-deily]

New changeset a65b050 by Ned Deily in branch 'master':
bpo-42603: Add whatsnew and ACKS entries. (GH-24675)
a65b050