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FS#79899 - [maxima] xmaxima requires tk to run

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by mae knight (mae) - Monday, 09 October 2023, 22:55 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 00:32 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
xmaxima crashes on startup with the following message:

/usr/bin/xmaxima: line 3: exec: wish: not found

installing the ~optional~ dependance tk solves this.

Additional info:
maxima 5.47.0-6
maxima-ecl 5.47.0-6

Steps to reproduce:
install maxima with the default maxima-ecl and run xmaxima.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 00:32 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  See comments
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 00:32 GMT
Thanks for the report, but...

You've run "xmaxima" which is the graphical version [1] which of course needs tk as per the optional deps description. The "maxima" binary runs fine in the CLI.

[1] https://man.archlinux.org/man/extra/maxima/maxima.1.en

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