Re: [Matplotlib-users] installing matplotlib

[Michael D. <md...@st...>]

Michael Hearne wrote:
> Two questions:
> 1) I'm trying to upgrade an installation of matplotlib I have on a RHEL5 
> system.  When trying:
>
> /usr/local/bin/python setup.py build
>
> I get the error message:
> "gcc: src/ft2font.cpp: C++ compiler not installed on this system
> error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1"
>
> I do in fact have a C++ compiler on the system, in the form of g++.  Is 
> there a place where I can configure the C++ compiler to use?
>   
distutils will use the CXX environment variable if it is set.  Though 
you should be able to compile C++ with gcc as well, if the C++ backend 
is installed -- that's why the error message is surprising to me if 
you're certain you have g++ installed.  Can you compile a simple C++ 
file with gcc directly from the commandline?

Cheers,
Mike

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Michael Droettboom
Science Software Branch
Operations and Engineering Division
Space Telescope Science Institute
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