Chris Withers wrote: > Michael Droettboom wrote: >>> That's cool'n'all, but when is svn going to make it into a Windows >>> binary release? ;-) >>> >> I suspect your question is somewhat rhetorical, but... it will >> probably be a while ;) > > Why is that? Who cranks out the binary releases on Windows and what > compiler do they use? > >> I know a lot of people (myself included) have had success with MinGW. > > What's the "official" compiler used, though? > >> It's a good learning experience, and there's lots on this list willing >> to help. If we can get more SVN Windows users on board, more crazy >> Windows-only bugs will get found and squashed sooner... ;) > > Well, tell me how to get the svn trunk and how to compile and I'll give > it a go :-)
Assuming you have svn installed on your machine, start here: http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=80706 You will probably want to modify the checkout command slightly, something like this: svn co https://matplotlib.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/matplotlib/trunk/matplotlib mpl_svn (That should be all one line, but the mailer may have broken it.) There are some Windows-related compilation hints in the INSTALL.txt file and in setupext.py. I think the basic idea is that once you have all prerequisites in place, complete with header files, then the standard "python setup.py install" will do the right thing. The hard part is probably getting all the prerequisites installed. I've never tried on Win, so I don't know. Charlie Moad does the Windows releases. I don't know what compiler he uses. It would be nice if some people who have successfully built on Windows could collectively assemble a step-by-step account of how to go from a bare Win box to a working mpl (preferably compiled with mingw); but maybe this would take more effort than it is worth. I am on shaky ground suggesting it, because it is not something I can help with at all, and I don't even have a clear picture of what it would require. I gather a similar account would be useful for OS X. Eric > > cheers, > > Chris > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
