[Matplotlib-users] Building Matplotlib 0.87 on os X

[Samuel M. S. <sm...@sa...>]

I wanted to test out all the tex related fixes that are in matplotlib  
0.87.
Since I couldn't find a binary distribution anywhere I tried building  
it from source.

I have python 2.4.2 framework
wxPython 2.6.2.1

I have zlib, freetype, and libpng installed

I downloaded 0.87
ran
python setup.py build


there were no errors but a few warnings about mulitiply defined types  
that seemed innocuous
This warning was the only one that seemed like it might be a problem.

rc/_tkagg.cpp: In function `int PyAggImagePhoto(void*, Tcl_Interp*, int,
    char**)':
src/_tkagg.cpp:71: warning: unused variable `int srcstride'
src/_tkagg.cpp:72: warning: unused variable `int srcwidth'
gcc: -framework: linker input file unused because linking not done
gcc: Tcl: linker input file unused because linking not done
gcc: -framework: linker input file unused because linking not done
gcc: Tk: linker input file unused because linking not done

I ran
sudo python setup.py install

no problems.

but when I try to do a simple plot I get the following error

ipython -pylab

In [4]: plot([4,3,2])
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
---
exceptions.MemoryError                               Traceback (most  
recent call last)

/Install/Python/MacPython/Python2.4.2/MatPlotLib/matplotlib-0.87/ 
<ipython console>

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/pylab.py in plot(*args, **kwargs)
    2128     try:
    2129         ret =  gca().plot(*args, **kwargs)
-> 2130         draw_if_interactive()
    2131     except:
    2132         hold(b)

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/IPython/genutils.py in wrapper(*args, **kw)
     802     def wrapper(*args,**kw):
     803         wrapper.called = False
--> 804         out = func(*args,**kw)
     805         wrapper.called = True
     806         return out

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_wx.py in draw_if_interactive()
    1170         figManager = Gcf.get_active()
    1171         if figManager is not None:
-> 1172             figManager.canvas.draw()
    1173
    1174

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site- 
packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_wxagg.py in draw(self, repaint)
      60         FigureCanvasAgg.draw(self)
      61
---> 62         self.bitmap = _convert_agg_to_wx_bitmap 
(self.get_renderer(), None)
      63         if repaint:
      64             self.gui_repaint()

MemoryError: _wxagg.convert_agg_to_wx_bitmap(): could not create the  
wx.Bitmap

any ideas?