Re: [Matplotlib-users] installation fails on Ibex (ubunt 8.10)

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Florian Koelling wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> A few days ago I switched to ubuntu 8.10 (intrepid ibex) and tried to  
> install matplotlib (the current version and 0.98.1 as well - both  
> attempts failed)[I thought I would have installed all requirement :-/].
> 
> By the way I didn't have any problems with the previous ubuntu...
> 
> I tried the: python setup.py build and received:
> 
> flo@AKB-34:~/Desktop/matplotlib-0.98.1$ sudo python setup.py build
> ============================================================================
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
>              matplotlib: 0.98.1
>                  python: 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Oct  5 2008, 19:24:49)  [GCC
>                          4.3.2]
>                platform: linux2
> 
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
>                   numpy: 1.2.1
>               freetype2: 9.18.3
> 
> OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
>                  libpng: 1.2.27
>                 Tkinter: no
>                          * Using default library and include directories for
>                          * Tcl and Tk because a Tk window failed to open.
>                          * You may need to define DISPLAY for Tk to work so
>                          * that setup can determine where your libraries are
>                          * located. Tkinter present, but header files are not
>                          * found. You may need to install development
>                          * packages.
>                wxPython: 2.8.8.0
>                          * WxAgg extension not required for wxPython >= 2.8
>                    Gtk+: gtk+: 2.14.4, glib: 2.18.2, pygtk: 2.13.0,
>                          pygobject: 2.15.3
>                          * Could not find Gtk+ headers in any of
>                          * '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include', '.'
>                      Qt: Qt: 3.3.8, PyQt: 3.17.4
>                     Qt4: Qt: 4.4.1, PyQt4: 4.4.3
>                   Cairo: 1.4.12
> 
> OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
>                datetime: present, version unknown
>                dateutil: matplotlib will provide
>                    pytz: matplotlib will provide
> 
> OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
>                  dvipng: no
>             ghostscript: 8.63
>                   latex: no
>                 pdftops: 3.00
> 
> EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
>               configobj: matplotlib will provide
>        enthought.traits: no
> 
> [Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages]
> ============================================================================
> running build
> running build_py
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc ->  
> build/lib.linux-i686-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlib.conf ->  
> build/lib.linux-i686-2.5/matplotlib/mpl-data
> running build_ext
> building 'matplotlib.backends._backend_gdk' extension
> gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall  
> -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC  
> -I/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/core/include  
> -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/local/include  
> -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/include/python2.5 -c src/backend_gdk.c -o  
> build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/src/backend_gdk.o
> src/backend_gdk.c:9:25: error: pygtk/pygtk.h: No such file or directory
> src/backend_gdk.c: In Funktion »pixbuf_get_pixels_array«:
> src/backend_gdk.c:28: Fehler: »PyGObject« nicht deklariert (erste  
> Benutzung in dieser Funktion)
> src/backend_gdk.c:28: Fehler: (Jeder nicht deklarierte Bezeichner wird  
> nur einmal aufgeführt
> src/backend_gdk.c:28: Fehler: für jede Funktion in der er auftritt.)
> src/backend_gdk.c:28: Fehler: »py_pixbuf« nicht deklariert (erste  
> Benutzung in dieser Funktion)
> src/backend_gdk.c:29: Fehler: »GdkPixbuf« nicht deklariert (erste  
> Benutzung in dieser Funktion)
> src/backend_gdk.c:29: Fehler: »gdk_pixbuf« nicht deklariert (erste  
> Benutzung in dieser Funktion)
> src/backend_gdk.c:37: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion »GDK_PIXBUF«
> src/backend_gdk.c:43: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion  
> »gdk_pixbuf_get_height«
> src/backend_gdk.c:44: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion  
> »gdk_pixbuf_get_width«
> src/backend_gdk.c:45: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion  
> »gdk_pixbuf_get_has_alpha«
> src/backend_gdk.c:48: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion  
> »gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels«
> src/backend_gdk.c:53: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion  
> »gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride«
> src/backend_gdk.c: In Funktion »init_backend_gdk«:
> src/backend_gdk.c:72: Warnung: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion »init_pygtk«
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
> flo@AKB-34:~/Desktop/matplotlib-0.98.1$
> flo@AKB-34:~/Desktop/matplotlib-0.98.1$
> 
> 
> Maybe one of you might have an idea what's missing?

I ran into exactly the same thing last night after doing an upgrade from 
hardy to intrepid, and I tracked it down this morning.  You need to 
install the python-gtk2-dev package.

I have committed a change to svn that provides more informative output 
from mpl's setup when this error occurs.

Eric

> I would really like to keep on working with matplotlib---
> 
> Thanks alot!
> 
> 
> 
> 
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