Hi, On SUSE you have "zypper"
I'm not familiar with SUSE repos, but OpenSUSE repos do have matplotlib, just type: "sudo zypper in python-matplolib" that should install it for you. -Filipe On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 14:22, John Hunter <jdh2...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM, falbriard <clau...@br.ibm.com> wrote: >> >> Thanks Michael for your quick reply. I will consider use of the yum tool to >> install the per-requisite and future updates. >> >> Meanwhile I got a step forwards with help of the freetype developer forum >> and I succeeded to build the freetype2 from the source. So I've also >> repeated the "python setup.py build" which gave me a new error message >> "cannot find -lz " . See the linker command below: >> >> g++ -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/src/ft2font.o >> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/src/mplutils.o >> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o >> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/cxx_extensions.o >> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/cxxsupport.o >> build/temp.linux-s390x-2.6/CXX/cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib >> -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 -L/usr/lib64 >> -lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -lpython2.6 -o >> build/lib.linux-s390x-2.6/matplotlib/ft2font.so >> /usr/lib64/gcc/s390x-suse-linux/4.3/../../../../s390x-suse-linux/bin/ld: >> cannot find -lz > > > That error means mpl could not find libz, which probably means you > don't have libpng installed either. mpl has a fair number of > dependencies. See > > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/installing.html#build-requirements > > On debian systems, there is a brilliant command > > apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib > > which will install everything you need to build mpl from source. > SUSE is RPM based: is there anything equivalent in rpm yum land? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop > What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses > from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops > provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable > virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Doing More with Less: The Next Generation Virtual Desktop What are the key obstacles that have prevented many mid-market businesses from deploying virtual desktops? How do next-generation virtual desktops provide companies an easier-to-deploy, easier-to-manage and more affordable virtual desktop model.http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426474/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
