Re: [Swarm-Support] swarm on Debian woody

[Bill Northcott]

On 16/04/2004, at 3:44 AM, Lluis wrote:
> I've installed Swarm on Debian woody, with root account:
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> -install jikes (apt-get install)
> -install tcl8.3 (apt-get install)
> -install tk8.3 (apt-get install)
> -install blt (apt-get install)
> -install hdf5 (dpkg -i hdf5_1.4.3-2_i386.deb)
> -install swarm (dpkg -i swarm_2.1.140.20020514-2_i386.deb)
> -copy bltGraph.tcl to /usr/lib/blt2.4/ (cp bltGraph.tcl 
> /usr/lib/blt2.4/)
> -links:
>    ln -s /usr/lib/libBLT.2.4.so.8.3 /usr/lib/libBLT24.so (if file 
> /usr/lib/libBLT24.so already exists do not make any link)
>    ln -sf /usr/lib/libtk8.3.so.1 /usr/lib/libtk8.3.so
>    ln -sf /usr/lib/libtk8.3.so /usr/lib/libtk.so.0
>    ln -sf /usr/lib/libtcl8.3.so.1 /usr/lib/libtcl8.3.so
>    ln -sf /usr/lib/libtcl8.3.so /usr/lib/libtcl.so.0
> -export vars:
>    export SWARMHOME=/usr
>    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/swarm
> --------------------------------------
>
> I've compiled and executed "heatbugs" under X shell and ...
>
> "error: TkExtra (instance)"
>
> ---
>
> "echo $DISPLAY" return...
> :0.0
>
>
> If anyone has any suggestions, I greatly appreciate it.
The "error: TkExtra(instance)" message is a catch all for 'Tk could not 
create a window'.  Commonly on OS X it is because one forgot to start 
X11.  As X11 is your default display, this looks like a permission 
problem.

Try the following:
Can you run wish from the command line?
What happens if you run heatbugs as root? Does it work?

If the first fails and/or the second succeeds, then it is likely that 
you have inappropriate privileges on something in Tk/BLT or X11.

Bill Northcott