Why do you need to download and build png, zlib, freetype? I build matplotlib semi-regularly on 10.6.8 using the built in libraries and it works perfectly fine. I built with both gcc 4.2 / 4.6 and llvm and all work fine. I use official Python 2.7.2 from python.org. Note, I have never tried building a universal binary, PPC is dead.
On a side note, I'm getting ready to move my stuff (mostly C) to Python 3.2, does matploblib build with Py3K? On Aug 17, 2011, at 2:45 PM, Russell E. Owen wrote: > In article <4e4b5be2.8040...@hawaii.edu>, > Eric Firing <efir...@hawaii.edu> wrote: > >> On 08/16/2011 10:10 AM, John Hunter wrote: >>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Benjamin >>> Root<ben.r...@ou.edu> wrote: >>>> The mpl developers are getting very close to the long-awaited v1.1.0 >>>> release >>>> of matplotlib. Before we do so, we are doing some final checking of the >>>> documentation to make sure that all critical pieces of information iss >>>> correct and up to date. >>>> >>>> In checking over the instructions for building and installing matplotlib >>>> on >>>> MacOSX, I have found two separate sets of instructions. On the install >>>> page, there is a reference to a README.txt file in "release/osx". This >>>> file >>>> is there, but it seems to refer to other files that no longer exists. >>>> Meanwhile, there is an un-referenced file in the top directory called >>>> README.osx that seems a lot more current. >>>> >>>> Because I do not have a Mac that I can use for development, I would like >>>> to >>>> ask the community for help in determining the correct set of instructions >>>> and to eliminate cruft. I think it would also be useful to point users to >>>> any relevant instructions for installing/building numpy on Macs. I would >>>> also like to make sure we are current with information on installing on a >>>> stock Lion install. >>>> >>>> Please feel free to respond on this list, or better, make a branch on >>>> github >>>> and submit pull requests to help us improve these documents. >>> >>> I wrote both of those files originally (make.osx and releases/osx/*). >>> The original division of labor was the stuff in "releases" was >>> designed to build the release binaries, and the stuff in make.osx was >>> primarily used to build from svn or src. Overtime, most of the effort >>> has gone into make.osx, and it now includes support for binaries. I >>> no longer build the OSX binaries (Russell does) and no longer use OS X >>> (back to ubuntu) so if Russell is not using the stuff in releases/osx, >>> we can flush it. >> >> The releases/win32/ tree is also unmaintained since 0.99.0.rc1. Who >> does the Windows builds these days? Christophe? >> >> It would be nice to have a maintained record of how release builds are >> done, or better yet, up-to-date scripts that fully automate it. > > Just for the record, I follow my own instructions to build the Mac > binaries > <http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/rowen/BuildingMatplotlibForMac.htm > l>. I already have the libraries built and ready to go (I boot off a > special drive configured for this task). Most of the remaining work > involves working around bugs/misfeatures such as needing to edit > setupext.py and checking for permission errors (thankfully not seen in > 1.0.1), and I'm not sure how easy that would be to script. > > I look forward to the day that the Mac binaries can be built using > Apple's own libraries, but I think that's not likely to happen until > python.org stops supporting PPC machines. > > -- Russell > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, > user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take > the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the > tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-devel mailing list > Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-devel mailing list Matplotlib-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-devel
