[Matplotlib-users] Installation issue: python setup.py install --home=... fails

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I'm trying to install matplotlib from source in a specified location on 
a RedHat Enterprice Linux Server 6.4 box. The installation fails 
claiming that the installation directory is not on the PYTHONPATH, but 
that's wrong. See the appended log.

Any idea how to get this to work? Matplotlib 1.2.1 installs just fine 
this way, but unfortunately I can't use it because I need horizontal 
histograms (a known bug that was fixed after 1.2.1).

If I have to go all the way back to maplotlib 1.1.1 then does anyone 
know how old numpy has to be? I had hoped to use 1.8.0.

-- Russell

python setup.py install 
--home=/lsst/home/rowen/code/sandbox/Linux64/external/matplotlib/1.3.1+1
python setup.py ...

and your PYTHONPATH environment variable currently contains:

'/lsst/DC3/stacks/gcc445-RH6/28nov2011/Linux64/lssteups/6.2.0.0+1/python:
/lsst/DC3/stacks/gcc445-RH6/28nov2011/Linux64/sconsUtils/6.2.0.0+1/python
:/lsst/home/rowen/local/lib/python:/lsst/DC3/stacks/gcc445-RH6/28nov2011/
eups/1.2.32/python:/lsst/DC3/stacks/gcc445-RH6/28nov2011/Linux64/external
/numpy/1.8.0+1/lib/python:/lsst/home/rowen/code/sandbox/Linux64/external/
matplotlib/1.3.1+1'

Here are some of your options for correcting the problem:

* You can choose a different installation directory, i.e., one that is
  on PYTHONPATH or supports .pth files