[Matplotlib-users] Font error

[<joa...@ma...>]

I have compiled version 0.87.4 of matplotlib successfully but  
whenever I try to plot anything I get the following font error:

RuntimeError: Could not load facefile /System/Library/Fonts/ 
LucidaGrande.dfont; Unknown_File_Format. I don't think there is a  
problem with the font file, I checked this with Font Book and  
everything is ok.

If I use axis('off') to turn off the axis, plots work fine but there  
is obviously something wrong and I can't quite work it out.

Can anyone help?

I compiled matplotlib with freetype2 from fink (2.1.3-22) after  
unsuccessfully trying to compile it with 2.2.
I am compiling matplotlib because I needed scipy, for which I  
couldn't find a binary that would work on my MacBook. That meant I  
had to compile my own numpy, which in turn broke matplotlib.

Thanks,

Joao