[Swarm-Support] error: TkExtra (instance)

[Matthew E. Gaston]

All,

I've seen this error discussed in the archive, but am having some trouble
finding the solution.

I've (successfully?) installed swarm on Redhat 9, kernel 2.4.20-18.9, with
gcc 3.2.1.  Using the tutorial to test swarm, all simpleBug's work until
the gui's are introduced (simpleObserverBug). Then, upon execution I get:

> # ./bug
> error: TkExtra (instance)
>
> Aborted

sometime during the call to initSwarm.  When I run ldd on the executable,
I get the following information related to Tcl/Tk:

libtk8.3.so => /usr/lib/libtk8.3.so (0x40324000)
libtcl8.3.so => /usr/lib/libtcl8.3.so (0x403e2000)
...
libtk8.2.so => /usr/local/lib/libtk8.2.so (0x405b2000)
libtcl8.2.so => /usr/local/lib/libtcl8.2.so (0x4065d000)

If anyone has any suggestions, I greatly appreciate it!  One note, I do
not have root on the system I am working on . . .

Thanks,
Matt

Matthew E. Gaston
UMBC Department of Computer Science
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