Not directly related, but considering the similarity of the mail I've decided to just append my issue here. I'm using python 3.4 x86 in virtualenv on win7 x64 with full copy of Visual Studio 2010. This is my Exception message:
Exception information: ____________________________________ C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe /c /nologo /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_matplotlib_ft2font_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 -DPYCXX_PYTHON_2TO3=1 -IC:\Users\Dino\Desktop\Virtual\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\include -I. -IC:\Users\Dino\Desktop\Virtual\include -IC:\python34\include -IC:\python34\include /Tpsrc/ft2font.cpp /Fobuild\temp.win32-3.4\Release\src/ft2font.obj ft2font.cpp C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\INCLUDE\xlocale(323) : warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled. Specify /EHsc c:\users\dino\desktop\virtual\build\matplotlib\src\ft2font.h(16) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'ft2build.h': No such file or directory error: command 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\\VC\\BIN\\cl.exe' failed with exit status 2 ________________________________ 2014-06-26 2:52 GMT+02:00 Alan Ezust <alan.ez...@gmail.com>: > Hi, I'm trying to build matplotlib (git master) on windows 7, Python 3.3, > with ms visual C++ 2010 SP1 > The error I am getting is related to how it can't find ft2build.h but > after running freetype-2.3.5-1.setup.exe, there is now a copy of it under > C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\include > How do I tell setup.py to look there for the header file? > Any other hints building this building on Windows 7 would be appreciated. > > [C:\Workspace\matplotlib]python setup.py build > ============================================================================ > Edit setup.cfg to change the build options > > BUILDING MATPLOTLIB > matplotlib: yes [1.4.x] > python: yes [3.3.5 (v3.3.5:62cf4e77f785, Mar 9 2014, > 10:35:05) [MSC v.1600 64 bit (AMD64)]] > platform: yes [win32] > > REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES AND EXTENSIONS > numpy: yes [version 1.8.1] > six: yes [using six version 1.7.2] > dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 2.2] > tornado: yes [tornado was not found. It is required for the > WebAgg backend. pip/easy_install may attempt to > install it after matplotlib.] > pyparsing: yes [using pyparsing version 2.0.2] > pycxx: yes [Official versions of PyCXX are not compatible > with Python 3.x. Using local copy] > libagg: yes [pkg-config information for 'libagg' could not > be found. Using local copy.] > freetype: yes [Unknown version] > png: yes [pkg-config information for 'libpng' could not > be found. Using unknown version.] > qhull: yes [pkg-config information for 'qhull' could not be > found. Using local copy.] > > OPTIONAL SUBPACKAGES > sample_data: yes [installing] > toolkits: yes [installing] > tests: yes [nose 0.11.1 or later is required to run the > matplotlib test suite. pip/easy_install may attempt > to install it after matplotlib. / using > unittest.mock] > > OPTIONAL BACKEND EXTENSIONS > macosx: no [Mac OS-X only] > qt5agg: yes [installing, Qt: 5.2.1, PyQt: 5.2.1] > qt4agg: no [PyQt4 not found] > pyside: no [PySide not found] > gtk3agg: no [gtk3agg backend does not work on Python 3] > gtk3cairo: no [Requires cairocffi or pycairo to be installed.] > gtkagg: no [Requires pygtk] > tkagg: no [The C/C++ header for Tk (tk.h) could not be > found. You may need to install the development > package.] > wxagg: no [requires wxPython] > gtk: no [Requires pygtk] > agg: yes [installing] > cairo: no [cairocffi or pycairo not found] > windowing: yes [installing, installing] > > OPTIONAL LATEX DEPENDENCIES > dvipng: no > ghostscript: no > latex: no > pdftops: no > > running build > running build_py > copying lib\matplotlib\mpl-data\matplotlibrc -> > build\lib.win-amd64-3.3\matplotlib\mpl-data > running build_ext > building 'matplotlib.ft2font' extension > C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\Bin\cl.exe /c /nologo > /Ox /MD /W3 /GS- /DNDEBUG -DPY_ARRAY_UN > IQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_matplotlib_ft2font_ARRAY_API -DPYCXX_ISO_CPP_LIB=1 > -DPYCXX_PYTHON_2TO3=1 -IC:\Python33\lib\site-pack > ages\numpy\core\include -I. -Iextern -IC:\Python33\include > -IC:\Python33\include /Tpsrc/ft2font.cpp /Fobuild\temp.wi > n-amd64-3.3\Release\src/ft2font.obj > ft2font.cpp > C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\INCLUDE\xlocale(323) > : warning C4530: C++ exception handler u > sed, but unwind semantics are not enabled. 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