2010/8/7 Russell E. Owen <ro...@uw.edu>: > In article <snt131-w29254d6077b5b2f95c81a3bb...@phx.gbl>, > Stephen T. <obsessiv...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi, I am having trouble installing matplotlib. I have OS X 10.5 with Python >> 2.6 >> downloaded and installed from python.org. >> (10.5 came with Apple >> Python 2.5). I've also installed NumPy and SciPy for Python 2.6. > > I encourage you to try the matplotlib 1.0.0 binary installer. It was > built to use the python.org Python (versions are available for Python > 2.5 and 2.6; the latter did have a known problem with permissions on the > icon files; you can fix that manually or a new installer with that > problem fixed should be up now or shortly).
I agree trying that will be an option. > Another option is to wade through the build instructions. I've got some > here: > <http://www.astro.washington.edu/users/rowen/BuildingMatplotlibForMac.html> Hmm, as I see it this instructions are for building a binary distribution package of matplotlib, I think this is not what Stephen wants? Dear Stephen, did the mpl-1.0.0 thingy work for you, do you have problems with the icon files, if yes, the instruction inspired by Russell: $ chmod -R a+r [wherever they're living] will fix it I believe. The -R option can be left alone when there is only one level of file hierarchy to fix, but I'm not sure what applies. I really hope we don't have to go through the /opt stuff, because I'm really unsure about how to fix this. Maybe check your $LD_LIBRARY_PATH or similar (I don't recall precisely), if it contains the /opt stuff, we're happy, because it's easy to fix. Say easier. I believe it will be a pain at all anyway. Best would probably be to start with a new, fresh and empty mpl build directory and to go through each step with feedback from the list ... because I don't know precisely what will happen. Friedrich P.S.: I've been busy the past few days, please excuse me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
