Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Chris
Thanks Tony and JDH, problem resolved and now I can try to compile. - Chris On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:41 AM, Tony Yu wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Chris wrote: >> >> New error at `git checkout -b mdboom-pixel_marker v1.1.x': >> >> fatal: git checkout: updating paths is incompatib

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Tony Yu
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Chris wrote: > New error at `git checkout -b mdboom-pixel_marker v1.1.x': > > fatal: git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching > branches. > Did you intend to checkout 'v1.1.x' which can not be resolved as commit? > > - Chris > That looks like so

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Dale Chayes
I interpreted the "public key" error (as did others) to be an ssh issue. For a publicly readable approach this seems to work: [dhcp-90-166:python/matplotlib/git] dale% git clone git://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git Cloning into matplotlib... remote: Counting objects: 57725, done. remote:

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Chris
New error at `git checkout -b mdboom-pixel_marker v1.1.x': fatal: git checkout: updating paths is incompatible with switching branches. Did you intend to checkout 'v1.1.x' which can not be resolved as commit? - Chris On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 10:13 AM, John Hunter wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread John Hunter
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Tony Yu wrote: git clone g...@github.com:matplotlib/matplotlib.git matplotlib.git >> >> did not go through. >> >> - Chris >> >> > I don't think you want the ".git" at the very end of the clone command. > That just tells get where (i.e. new directory) to put the r

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread John Hunter
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Chris wrote: > This time the error is: > > fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git > > I guess that I have not be able to establish a local git tree since the > command > > git clone g...@github.com:matplotlib/matplotlib.git matplotlib

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Tony Yu
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Chris wrote: > This time the error is: > > fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git > > I guess that I have not be able to establish a local git tree since the > command > > git clone g...@github.com:matplotlib/matplotlib.git matplotlib

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Chris
This time the error is: fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git I guess that I have not be able to establish a local git tree since the command git clone g...@github.com:matplotlib/matplotlib.git matplotlib.git did not go through. - Chris On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread John Hunter
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Chris wrote: > Thanks John. Since I already have a running copy of mpl, I skipped to > the git clone step, but get this error: > > Permission denied (publickey). > fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly > > I'm a complete noob on git, so please bear with me.

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Chris
Thanks John. Since I already have a running copy of mpl, I skipped to the git clone step, but get this error: Permission denied (publickey). fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly I'm a complete noob on git, so please bear with me. - Chris On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 9:31 AM, John Hunter wrote

Re: [Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread John Hunter
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Chris wrote: > I was trying to test the patch mike put in to fix the single pixel > plotting issue, but just realized that this was a Mac version. Can I > use it on a linux box? How? > These instructions are for an ubuntu based system -- if you are on a differen

[Matplotlib-users] use the github version on a linux box

2012-02-08 Thread Chris
I was trying to test the patch mike put in to fix the single pixel plotting issue, but just realized that this was a Mac version. Can I use it on a linux box? How? Thanks, Chris -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with