This is a known problem with old versions of pygtk. See here:
http://osdir.com/ml/python.matplotlib.general/2004-11/msg00101.html Cheers, Mike Venkat Ramanan wrote: > Hi all, > > Both the latest matplotlib (0.98.3) and the maintenance release (0.91.4) > fail to compile for me with identical error msg. > > I'm using Fedora Core 2, which I can't upgrade unfortunately. > > I've installed python2.5.2, numpy-1.1.1, pygtk-2.4 and they seem work ok. > > The relevant line is, > > gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall > -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/usr/include/libpng12 -I/usr/local/include > -I/usr/include -I. -Isrc -Iswig -Iagg23/include -I. > -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. > -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/include/pygtk-2.0 > -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib/glib-2.0/include > -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 > -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/X11R6/include > -I/usr/include/freetype2/config -I/data/opt/include/python2.5 -c > src/_gtkagg.cpp -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/src/_gtkagg.o > In file included from /data/opt/include/python2.5/Python.h:8, > from /usr/include/pygtk-2.0/pygobject.h:5, > from src/_gtkagg.cpp:10: > /data/opt/include/python2.5/pyconfig.h:942:1: warning: "_POSIX_C_SOURCE" > redefined > In file included from /usr/include/string.h:26, > from /usr/include/c++/3.3.3/cstring:51, > from src/_gtkagg.cpp:1: > /usr/include/features.h:132:1: warning: this is the location of the > previous definition > In file included from src/_gtkagg.cpp:10: > /usr/include/pygtk-2.0/pygobject.h:140: error: syntax error before > `typename' > /usr/include/pygtk-2.0/pygobject.h:147: error: syntax error before > `typename' > error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 > > Thanks for any help, > Venkat. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > -- Michael Droettboom Science Software Branch Operations and Engineering Division Space Telescope Science Institute Operated by AURA for NASA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
