Re: [Matplotlib-users] MacBook install

[Robert H. <he...@ta...>]

I got matplotlib working on my MacBook.  It was surprisingly easy.

NumPy installs right away (scipy is a different issue -- between  
gcc4.0 only and no g77 support yet...)

I installed universal binaries of png, freetype, and TeX using the i- 
Installer.  This put things in the right place, and maplotlib found  
them and liked them.

I also installed my own version of python 2.4 -- the one that ships  
with the Mac has no readline, and I like readline quite a bit..  MPL  
seemed to install fine with both python versions, though, so that is  
not a big deal either way.

Finally, TkAqua is pre-installed on the MacBooks, and seems to work  
well with MPL.  It is recognized by the presintalled MacPython (2.3),  
and was also recognized by my own install of python 2.4 (into /usr/ 
local).

-Rob

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