Re: [Matplotlib-users] MPL on Windows x64 with Python 2.6

[Charlie M. <cw...@gm...>]

Thanks for the notes.  I suspect many people are in the same boat as me and
just do not have access to the environment you do.

- Charlie

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:07 AM, Dan Shechter <da...@ho...> wrote:

> Of course... I'll try to be as detailed as I can be...
>
> I'll start off by mentioning that I have created and uploaded and
> archive with a snapshot of everything that I've got so far:
> http://rapidshare.com/files/154096953/py-64.7z.html
>
> The env. I'm using is:
> * VS9 (2008)
> * Python 2.6 for amd 64 (compiled with VS9 by the python.org folks)
>
> To compile Numpy I did this:
> 1. Extract Numpy 1.2
> 2. Start the Visual Studio 2008 Command prompt
> 3. Patch "numpy-1.2.0\numpy\core\src\umathmodule.c.src" according to the
> instructios here:
>
>
> http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-discussion/2008-October/037981.htm
> l
>
>
> http://projects.scipy.org/pipermail/numpy-discussion/2008-October/037994.htm
> l
> 4. invoke python setup.py build bdist_wininst
> 5. Install the resulting installer
> 6. Run numpy.test()... (You'll need a installed nose unit-test framework,
> which is in the archive I've attached)
>
> For MPL:
> 1. Extract matplotlib-0.98.3
> 2. I downloaded the win32_static package so I can see the "recomended"
>   static dependencies and compiled the dependencies as best I could,
>   altering the provided ".sln"/".csproj" files as best I could to compile
>   for x64 (none of them have pre-made x64 "builds")
>   What I compiled out of the win32 packages was:
>   libpng / zlib
>   freetype
> 3. I restructures the headers / .lib files in a manner similar to how they
> were with
>   the win32_static package, and placed it in a "win64" directory
> 4. Changed setupext.py to use "win64" instead of "win32_static"
> 5. Compiled with python setup.py build bdist_wininst, installed the
> resulting installer
> 6. Ran a few tests...
>
> That's it.
> I'm still "missing" on getting the wxPython headers/static libs compiled,
> but I assume this is not a
> "critical" part of getting MPL working, but rather required for
> completeness
> sake.
>
>
> From: Charlie Moad [mailto:cw...@gm...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 03:11
> To: Dan Shechter
> Cc: mat...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] MPL on Windows x64 with Python 2.6
>
> Could you please describe your build environment?  I am interested in what
> compiler you used and what OS you are running.
>
> - Charlie
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Dan Shechter <da...@ho...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've successfully compiled NumPy for Python 2.6 on Windows x64 (amd64).
> NumPy seems so pass most of the unit tests, except for a few minor ones
> where it seems nose (the unit testing harness) seems to have problems with
> python 2.6.
>
> After compiling MPL for 2.6 on x64 (which was a LENGTHY process... phew!) I
> do get a generally speaking working version but there seem to be quite a
> few
> display issues... I have re-occuring cases of "missing data points", for a
> lack of a better name.
> Feel free to look at a screenshot:
> http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=badsubloptswy1.png
>
> Is MPL supported on Win x64? I someone working on this?
>
> I would be happy to share my NumPy build and MPL dependencies + MPL build
> with anyone that perhaps knowing a bit more than me about MPL :)
>
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