On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 4:45 AM, Christopher Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Processing dependencies for matplotlib==0.91.2 > > Searching for matplotlib==0.91.2 > > But now it has determined that it has mpl 0.91.2 as a dependency, which > is just plain odd -- I really don't get setuptools!
Me neither - but I just went with it. > > Processing matplotlib-0.91.2.tar.gz > > so it has downloaded the tarball, and is trying to build it. > > > > wxPython: no > > * wxPython not found > > By the way I thought wxPython was only a run-time dependency now? It installed ok without WX, though i've since reinstalled with WX. > > In file included from /usr/X11/include/freetype2/freetype/freetype.h:41, > > some freetype warnings -- should it work with Apple-supplied freetype? > it didn't used to , but it looks like these are only warnings now. I've not yet tried to do anything clever with Tex or fonts, but it seems to be working linked against the Apple supplied freetype. > > ld: in /sw/lib/libJPEG.dylib, file is not of required architecture for > > architecture ppc > > Now we've got a problem with a fink (or is it darwinports?) libJPEG, > 'cause it's not Universal -- but why is it finding that libjpeg? Yes, the issue was with the fink libraries. Not sure why it was picking those up first - might be the way my path is set up. It's working now though - removing the fink libraries worked well enough. > 3) Maybe we should just distribute a binary *.mpkg instead. I've seen > talk of a way to install a single binary that could work with either > Apple's or MacPython's 2.5 -- I think it involved a symlink to a shared > place to put packages -- anyone know if that actually works? Sounds like a plan. Now that i have the use of this Mac I want to get my research supervisor to install the whole kit of software that I use, and the process so far has been moderately more trying than it should be. ------------------------- Centre for Australian Weather and Climate, Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Condensed Matter Theory Group, RMIT University. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
