Re: [Matplotlib-users] [matplotlib-devel] Calling all Mac OSX users!

[Daniel O'C. <doc...@gs...>]

On 22/08/2011, at 5:36, Benjamin Root wrote:
> Ok, there has been a lot of useful discussion (for both MacOSX and Windows), but in the end, I want to know this: Is it possible for matplotlib to provide a single, recommended, fully-supported-by-us method for installing our package (possibly for each platform?).  Could it be pip? Or some other option?
> 
> It is kinda sad that the linux install instructions are easier than the other platform instructions, and I don't think we even provide a linux installer.

It's pretty easy using MacPorts (thank you MacPorts maintainers :)

sudo port install py27-matplotlib

Obviously that doesn't help when building a dev version, although you can build out of tree ports.

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