Re: [Matplotlib-users] segmentation fault with pylab

[Antonino C. <cuc...@as...>]

Is there anything I can do to update it by myself in the meanwhile?
Thanks,
Nino

Michael Droettboom wrote:
> It looks like matplotlib was built for a different version of iconv than 
> what you have on your machine.  This may be a scisoft packaging problem, 
> you may want to bring this question to their attention.  Perhaps the 
> version of OSX that scisoft was built on/for is different than what 
> you're running it on.
>
> ImportError: 
> dlopen(/scisoft/i386/library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/_backend_gdk.so, 
> 2): Library not loaded: /usr/lib/libiconv.2.dylib
>   Referenced from: 
> /scisoft/i386/library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/_backend_gdk.so
>   Reason: Incompatible library version: _backend_gdk.so requires version 
> 7.0.0 or later, but libiconv.2.dylib provides version 5.0.0
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
> Antonino Cucchiara wrote:
>   
>> Hi Mike,
>> I re-install the astronomy scisoft package and now the segmentation 
>> fault is not anymore present when I import matplotlib.mathtext.
>> But when I import pylab I have the following error.
>> I think it's something related with my backend choise. I tried to 
>> change all the GUI possibilities in my matplotlibrc file but the error 
>> is still present.
>> I attached the gdb python output (I don't know if it helps) and the 
>> output of my "import pylab" command
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael Droettboom wrote:
>>     
>>> We need some more information.
>>>
>>> Can you set "verbose.level" to "debug-annoying" in your 
>>> ~/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc file?
>>>
>>> Also, if you have the development tools (XCode) installed on your 
>>> mac, can you run python in gdb?
>>>
>>>       
>>>> gdb python
>>>>         
>>> GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-1.153.el4_6.2rh)
>>> Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>>> GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and 
>>> you are
>>> welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain 
>>> conditions.
>>> Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
>>> There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for 
>>> details.
>>> This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host 
>>> libthread_db library "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
>>>
>>> (gdb) run -c "import pylab"
>>>
>>> ... and send us the output...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> Antonino Cucchiara wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I am experiencing a problem recently on my Mac OsX.
>>>> When I try to import mathplotlib.mathtext or pylab I received a 
>>>> segmentation fault error.
>>>>
>>>> It wasn't like that before, and I recently update my matplotlib and 
>>>> scipy via fink.
>>>> It worked fine few weeks ago.
>>>>
>>>> I hope someone can help me.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nino
>>>>
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Antonino Cucchiara
PhD candidate
Department of Astronomy&Astrophysics
Penn State University
website: www.astro.psu.edu/~cucchiara/