# Problem when require 'tk' **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 17, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-require-tk/132105 "2008-03-17T02:27:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dongzhi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-require-tk/132105/1 "2008-03-17T02:27:36Z")
Hi All, My OS is Fedora. I download Ruby source and comppiled. I download ActiveTcl and installed. But, when I do require ‘tk’, ruby say: LoadError:no such file to load – tk. Please help me. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dongzhi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-require-tk/132105/2 "2008-03-17T05:01:48Z")
Liu Ming wrote: > Hi All, > > My OS is Fedora. I download Ruby source and comppiled. I download > ActiveTcl and installed. But, when I do require ‘tk’, ruby say: > LoadError:no such file to load – tk. > > Please help me. > > Thanks. It seems you may have installed Ruby then Tcl, so you may need to recompile Ruby to use it. Try the information here: [TkDocs Tutorial - Installing Tk](http://www.tkdocs.com/tutorial/install.html) -Justin ---
**Author:** ![dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dongzhi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-require-tk/132105/3 "2008-03-17T15:23:26Z")
Justin C. wrote: > Liu Ming wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > My OS is Fedora. I download Ruby source and comppiled. I download > > ActiveTcl and installed. But, when I do require ‘tk’, ruby say: > > LoadError:no such file to load – tk. > > > > Please help me. > > > > Thanks. > > It seems you may have installed Ruby then Tcl, so you may need to > recompile Ruby to use it. > Try the information here: [TkDocs Tutorial - Installing Tk](http://www.tkdocs.com/tutorial/install.html) > > -Justin Hi Justin, Thanke you for your reply. I have followed the steps in the install document to setup. But, I don’t success. When I run “make” command, I found the “tk” module can’t be complie, please see the part of “make” resule: compiling tk make[1]: Entering directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all’. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk' compiling tk/tkutil make[1]: Entering directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk/tkutil’ make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk/tkutil’ I have another question. In the install document, % ./configure –prefix= –with-tcl-dir=/opt/ActiveTcl-8.5 –with-tk-dir=/opt/ActiveTcl-8.5 –with-tcllib=tclstub8.5 –with-tklib=tkstub8.5 –enable-tcltk\_stubs –enable-tcl-thread –enable-pthread In here, indicate tcllib to tclstub8.5, but, I can’t found any file called tclstub8.5 in my Tcl installed folder. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dongzhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dongzhi)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-require-tk/132105/4 "2008-03-17T16:03:14Z")
Liu Ming wrote: > Justin C. wrote: > > > Liu Ming wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > My OS is Fedora. I download Ruby source and comppiled. I download > > > ActiveTcl and installed. But, when I do require ‘tk’, ruby say: > > > LoadError:no such file to load – tk. > > > > > > Please help me. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > It seems you may have installed Ruby then Tcl, so you may need to > > recompile Ruby to use it. > > Try the information here: [TkDocs Tutorial - Installing Tk](http://www.tkdocs.com/tutorial/install.html) > > > > -Justin > > Hi Justin, > > Thanke you for your reply. I have followed the steps in the install > document to setup. But, I don’t success. When I run “make” command, I > found the “tk” module can’t be complie, please see the part of “make” > resule: > > compiling tk > make[1]: Entering directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk' make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all’. > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk' compiling tk/tkutil make[1]: Entering directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk/tkutil’ > make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'. make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/lm/Desktop/ruby/ext/tk/tkutil’ > > I have another question. In the install document, % ./configure > –prefix= > –with-tcl-dir=/opt/ActiveTcl-8.5 > –with-tk-dir=/opt/ActiveTcl-8.5 > –with-tcllib=tclstub8.5 > –with-tklib=tkstub8.5 > –enable-tcltk\_stubs > –enable-tcl-thread > –enable-pthread > In here, indicate tcllib to tclstub8.5, but, I can’t found any file > called tclstub8.5 in my Tcl installed folder. > > Thanks. I try again. I get these error below: /home/lm/Desktop/ruby/lib/fileutils.rb:1394:in `fu_each_src_dest': same file: bin/ri and /home/lm/Desktop/ruby/bin/ri (ArgumentError) from /home/lm/Desktop/ruby/lib/fileutils.rb:1411:in `fu\_each\_src\_dest0’ from /home/lm/Desktop/ruby/lib/fileutils.rb:1393:in `fu_each_src_dest' from /home/lm/Desktop/ruby/lib/fileutils.rb:840:in `install’ from ./instruby.rb:99:in `install' from ./instruby.rb:246 from ./instruby.rb:239:in `each’ from ./instruby.rb:239 from ./instruby.rb:348:in `call' from ./instruby.rb:348 from ./instruby.rb:345:in `each’ from ./instruby.rb:345 from ./instruby.rb:344:in `each’ from ./instruby.rb:344 make: \*\*\* [do-install-nodoc] Error 1 Thanks.