Re: [Matplotlib-users] matplotlib Mac binary that works with python.org python and older MacOS X?

[John H. <jd...@gm...>]

On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Russell Owen <ro...@uw...> wrote:

> I would be happy to make the Mac binary builds for matplotlib (at least the ones I know how to make -- for python.org 32-bit).
>
> I personally suggest not building Mac eggs -- at least until easy_install gets really cleaned up. Right now it tends to try to download stuff it has no business downloading and it doesn't check for compatibility. The binary installer is much safer. But if you insist and have easy instructions I will do it.
>

I won't insist -- I have personally found eggs are more trouble than
their worth.  Others may ask for them, so we can deal with this on as
as needed basis.

> I suspect I didn't fully answer your question, but I'm not sure what else you want to know so I'll ask you to rephrase any remaining issues.
>

You answered my two questions: should we build eggs (no) and will you
do the builds (yes).  Perfect.

> I'm a bit worried about what will happen when I eventually upgrade my work computer to 10.6 (it's our last remaining 10.5 machine at the moment). But since I have ready access to 10.6 computers I should see if I can do a working build on 10.6 with the binaries I already created on 10.5. (That is likely to work, and may save a lot of trouble -- at least until those versions of libfreetype, etc. get old enough to need upgrading). I don't see myself going to 64-bit for a long time since I have to keep my work machine as compatible as possible.
>

If need be, perhaps I can do the 10.6 64 bit binaries on the sage
machine.  I just need to figure out the apple python vs python.org
python problem on that platform.

> It is very exciting to hear that matplotlib 1.0 is so close.

Yep -- long time coming :-)

Thanks for your help,
JDH