On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM, John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:25 AM, John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 9:06 AM, John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:57 AM, Charlie Moad <cwm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Another note. I ran into problems when trying to create the build in >>>> a directory that had spaces. (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\....). >>>> Try running everything in a top level dir. >>> >>> That's not it -- I avoid spaces like the plague. >>> >>> I am now getting a "cannot exec 'cc1plus'" error when I try and build >>> mpl itself (zlib, png, freetype and tcltl built fine). I can do:: >>> >>> > gcc --version >>> >>> but not:: >>> >>> > g++ --version >>> >>> Did you install something extra for g++ -- I installed mingw 5.1.4, >>> MSYS and wget as instructed....) >> >> Never mind -- just reran the mingw-5.1.4.exe installer and it prompted >> me for additional compilers. I selected g++ and now I have it > > Now I am hitting a missing setuptools import from setupwinegg.py. > Apparently python2.6 doesn't come with setuptools on windows (Is this > expected? It surprised me, I thought setuptools was supposed to be a > standard....) > > Anyhow, a quick google takes me to > > http://www.python-forum.org/pythonforum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=10175 > > which suggests > > 1. Download setuptools-0.6c9.tar.gz > 2. Download setuptools-0.6c9-py2.6.egg to a folder(directory) outside > your Windows Python installation folder > 3. Use 7-zip to extract ez_setup.py in the same folder as > setuptools-0.6c9-py2.6.egg > 4. Go to the corresponding dos prompt and run python ez_setup.py > setuptools-0.6c9-py2.6.egg from the command prompt > 5. Ensure that your PATH includes the appropriate C:\Python2X\Scripts > directory > > Is this really the path of least resistance? Whatever happened to the > easy in ez_setup....
I think setuptools should be a requirement in the same way numpy is. The latest "ez_setup.py" script has 2.6 included. http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py You should be able to do the normal, "python ez_setup.py" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp as they present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://p.sf.net/sfu/creativitycat-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
