--- matplotlib-0.87.7/setup.py.fix	2006-11-20 19:49:56.000000000 -0900
+++ matplotlib-0.87.7/setup.py	2006-11-20 19:51:03.000000000 -0900
@@ -251,16 +251,9 @@
         print 'Tkinter present but import failed'
         BUILD_TKAGG = 0
     else:
-        try:
-            tk = Tkinter.Tk()
-            tk.withdraw()
-        except Tkinter.TclError:
-            print 'Tkinter present, but window failed to open'
-            BUILD_TKAGG = 0
-        else:
-            BUILD_AGG = 1
-            build_tkagg(ext_modules, packages, NUMERIX)
-            rc['backend'] = 'TkAgg'
+        BUILD_AGG = 1
+        build_tkagg(ext_modules, packages, NUMERIX)
+        rc['backend'] = 'TkAgg'
 
 if BUILD_WXAGG:
     try: