On Dec 7, 2023, at 17:18, Matthew Dixon Cowles <m...@mondoinfo.com> wrote: > I'm trying to compile Python 3.12.0 from source on a new ARM MacBook. > I haven't had any trouble except with the tkinter module. I've built > Python from source any number of times before on Linux and macOS, but > previously always with X11. (For the moment, I'm just doing an > ordinary Unix build, not a Framework build.) [...]
The process for specifying third-party libs for Python builds changed greatly for Python 3.11 and improved a bit in 3.12. It is now much simpler and more consistent. It's pretty much automatic if you have a version of `pkg-config` installed and use third-party libraries that install .pc files (most do these days). Apple does not ship a version of pkg-config but third-party distributors like Homebrew and MacPorts have it (as well as pre-built versions of all other needed libraries, including Tk). It's also easy to build a non-GPL version (try https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf). In any case you may need to set the PKG_CONFIG_PATH env variable to point to the .pc files for your Tcl and Tk. There are some potentially useful examples of using Homebrew and MacPorts in the Python Developers Guide: https://devguide.python.org/getting-started/setup-building/#install-dependencies But otherwise, rather than modifying the Makefile, use the new ./configure options provided to override defaults for the various third-party libraries: $ ./configure --help `configure' configures python 3.12 to adapt to many kinds of systems. Usage: ./configure [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]... To assign environment variables (e.g., CC, CFLAGS...), specify them as VAR=VALUE. See below for descriptions of some of the useful variables. Defaults for the options are specified in brackets. [...] TCLTK_CFLAGS C compiler flags for TCLTK, overriding pkg-config TCLTK_LIBS linker flags for TCLTK, overriding pkg-config -- Ned Deily n...@python.org -- [] _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/Pythonmac-SIG
