[Matplotlib-users] error on build on windows from SVN

[C M <cmp...@gm...>]

On 9/24/07, John Hunter <jd...@gm...> wrote:
>
> On 9/24/07, C M <cmp...@gm...> wrote:
> > I'm having problems building matplotlib on windows from a folder from
> SVN,
> > and haven't done it
> > before (previously had used the prebuilt binary download).  I don't know
>
> > what I am doing wrong.
>
> Read the header of setupext.py, particularly the part for win32 users
> -- it may not be totally current, but will get much you closer to your
> goal.  Once you have followed the steps there, if you hit another
> roadblock check back here and  we will advise further and try and
> update the docs as necessary.  You are actually in the best position
> to write documentation, since you are hitting this for the first time,
> so please take notes and/or update the instructions in setupext.py so
> we can add them to the docs.


Well, not familiar with this at all but giving it a try...In the setupext.py
header it reads:

  This build is similar to the mingw.  Download the visual studio static
  dependencies from
  http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/win32_static_vs.tar.gz and
  see the README in that dir

I did that.  Then, README there says:

  Contents:
  Static dependencies for building mpl for win32 using
  Visual Studio.
  Extract to the matplotlib source folder.

I extracted it to the matplotlib folder itself and also on another
try the subfolder, src.  In both cases then from cmd did:

  python setup.py build bdist_wininst

In both cases got same error as before.

I like to be more help but I am not sure what to do.
It isn't crucial that I get the latest via SVN and
build it myself, but I thought it would be good to learn
to do this generally, just didn't realize it would be a bit
of an expedition.  Not sure what to do.

Thanks.