On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:18 AM, John R. Cary <c...@txcorp.com> wrote: > $ python setup.py install --prefix=/d/facets/contrib > ============================================================================ > BUILDING MATPLOTLIB > matplotlib: 0.98.5 > python: 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Dec 15 2008, 17:11:36) [GCC > 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-10)] > platform: linux2 > > REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES > numpy: 1.2.1.1 > freetype2: 9.7.3 > > OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES > libpng: 1.2.7 > connect 173.8.244.121 port 6000: Connection timed out > X connection to foo.bar.com:12.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown). > > Is this expected? Any way around? > > Thanks......John Cary
It is not expected in that I do not know why the connection was broken (did it once exits, do you expect X connectivity in your build environment?). I am not sure why the X connection was broken, whether you wanted it, or whether you wanted it to persist. mpl can be built w/o an X connection, but not all of the mpl backends can. Details on all of the mpl backends can be found here: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/installing_faq.html#backends A plain vanilla mpl install which can generate PS, PDF, SVG and PNG should be buildable w/o an X connection. You can copy the setup.cfg.template file which lives alongside setup.py to setup.cfg and edit it to turn off optional GUI backend building. But if you want an mpl install that works with one or more GUIs, you may need an X connnection. That is because mpl tries to import one or more GUI toolkits at build time to see if they are present as part of an auto-configure routine. If they are present, we try and build our extensions for them. So, for example, when we try and import pygtk to see if we should build our gtk extensions, an X connection is made. You might be able to work around this by explicitly stating in setup.cfg which backends you want to build, turning off all non-essential ones. JDH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
