matplotlib-devel

[matplotlib-devel] Debain stable (woody)

[Malte M. <Mal...@cs...>]

Hi ,

I can't build matplotlib-0.60.2 under woody.

woody doesn't come with th latest freetype-dev
It has version '2.0.9'

The following error occurs.

src/ft2font.cpp: In method `class Py::Object 
FT2Font::get_ps_font_info(const Py::Tuple &)':
src/ft2font.cpp:811: `PS_FontInfoRec' undeclared (first use this function)
src/ft2font.cpp:811: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
src/ft2font.cpp:811: for each function it appears in.)
src/ft2font.cpp:811: parse error before `;'
src/ft2font.cpp:813: `fontinfo' undeclared (first use this function)
src/ft2font.cpp:813: implicit declaration of function `int 
FT_Get_PS_Font_Info(...)'


PS_FontInfoRec is not present in the woody freetype.


ps And don't tell me not to use woody - our sys admins like to have a 
retro feeling.

Cheers,
Malte.

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Debain stable (woody)

[John H. <jdh...@ac...>]

>>>>> "Malte" == Malte Marquarding <Mal...@cs...> writes:

    Malte> Hi , I can't build matplotlib-0.60.2 under woody.

    Malte> woody doesn't come with th latest freetype-dev It has
    Malte> version '2.0.9'

    Malte> ps And don't tell me not to use woody - our sys admins like
    Malte> to have a retro feeling.

There's no need to upgrade the operating system, but you will need to
upgrade freetype.  I recommend freetype 2.1.9 - 2.1.7 is required by
matplotlib, but 2.1.9 fixes some bugs.

With debian, a simple

  > sudo apt-get install freetype freetype-dev 

should do the trick.


If your sysadmins won't do this for you, you can always compile a
version in your home dir.

Have you tried installing matplotlib via debian:
http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/installing.html#Debian?  There was a
recent thread on matplotlib-users regarding the debian apt install -
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=8961454.

JDH

Re: [matplotlib-devel] Debain stable (woody)

[Malte M. <Mal...@cs...>]

John,

I don't know about your experience with debian, but 'stable' doesn't 
come with the version needed.

If I build freetype from scratch, pygtk would need to be rebuilt as well 
as Gtk etc. etc.
I have done this and it isn't a solution. That leaves me with TkAgg, 
which I don't want.
Wx is not really a solution either, as it is slow and heavy - I have to 
cater for P3-450Mhz style systems

debian is supposed to solve these issues, but
Unfortunately, I can't see a solution to this problem, other than to 
wait for testing to be declared stable in three months after three 
months after three months...

Cheers,
Malte.


John Hunter wrote:

>
>There's no need to upgrade the operating system, but you will need to
>upgrade freetype.  I recommend freetype 2.1.9 - 2.1.7 is required by
>matplotlib, but 2.1.9 fixes some bugs.
>
>With debian, a simple
>
>  > sudo apt-get install freetype freetype-dev 
>
>should do the trick.
>
>
>If your sysadmins won't do this for you, you can always compile a
>version in your home dir.
>  
>