From: Lyle Johnson <lyle@...>
Date: 2002-08-16T08:15:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Where is tk.so?

Alan McConnell wrote:

> I have a fairly new Mandrake distribution(8.2).   Here is the contents of
> /usr/lib/ruby/1.6/i586-linux-gnu:
> curses.so  etc.so    gdk_imlib.so   gtk.so  rbconfig.rb  socket.so
> digest     fcntl.so  gdk_pixbuf.so  nkf.so  readline.so  syslog.so
> digest.so  gdbm.so   gnome.so       pty.so  sdbm.so
> 
> You will note that it does not contain tk.so.  I do have tk installed,
> mostly in /usr/lib/tk8.3/, and e.g. 'wish' runs fine.
> 
> Is there someplace to get 'tk.so' for ruby?  I have googled, to no avail.

For Mandrake Linux, I think you want to install the "ruby-tk" RPM. You 
can probably find it on the Mandrake CD-ROM(s) or their ftp site; 
otherwise, just check an RPM search site (like http://rpmfind.net).