Re: [Matplotlib-users] mac osx 10.6 matplotlib installation error: "lipo: can't open input file: /var/tmp//*.out"

[Russell E. O. <ro...@uw...>]

In article <26F...@sy...>,
 Leslie Burnett 
 <les...@sy...> wrote:

> Pathways leading to the error message:
> 
> I obtained Matplotlib from the matplotlib home page download link to 
> sourceforge
> 
> a) mpkg/dmg installation 1.0.1-r0 fails with message "can't be installed on 
> this disk. matplotlib requires System Python 2.6 to install"

The mpkg/dmg installer requires python from python.org, not Apple's 
built-in python (despite the incorrect error message). The README that 
is displayed by the installer does explain this, but it is easy to miss.

Note that the incorrect error message is a known bug in the software 
that creates mpkg installers.

I suggest you use the binary installer because building from source is 
rather a lot of work, due to the need to install dependencies.

-- Russell