Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib-0.87.7 Build Failure

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

>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard <rsh...@ap...> writes:

    >> If that shed additional light, again flush the build and
    >> install dirs, and try setting VERBOSE=True in setup.py before
    >> doing a clean install. The VERBOSE setting will generate lots
    >> of extra output and may help indicate where the segfault is
    >> occurring

    Rich>    No extra messages indicating any problems.

    Rich>    I did discover that there were two pkgconfig/
    Rich> directories. I moved the few newer *.pc files from
    Rich> /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/ to /usr/lib/pkgconfig/, removed
    Rich> the now empty directory, and rebuilt/installed from the
    Rich> source tarball.

    Rich>    No joy. It still segfaults when I try to 'show()' the
    Rich> plot.

If you recompiled cleanly (ie removed the build subdir) with
VERBOSE=True as instructed, you should be getting tons and tons of
output whenever you run a script (eg can you run simple_plot.py?).  If
you are not getting the output, you are probably not running the
matplotlib you think you are.  If you do get the output, post it along
with the script and the command line.  Also, try running with
different backends, eg, PS, Agg.  DO both segfault?

JDH