[Matplotlib-users] install on mac osx 10.7.5?

[Maggie M. <mar...@gm...>]

Hi everyone,

Sorry if this is a redundant request, but I haven't been able to find any
reliable sources online. I'm trying to install matplotlib on my mac with
osx 10.7.5. I get the following error:

> unknowne4ce8f4d9c9c:matplotlib margaretmaes$ python setup.py
> build============================================================================
> Edit setup.cfg to change the build options
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
>             matplotlib: yes [1.4.x]
>                 python: yes [2.7.1 (r271:86832, Jun 16 2011, 16:59:05)
>  [GCC
>                         4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build
>                         2335.15.00)]]
>               platform: yes [darwin]
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES AND EXTENSIONS
>                  numpy: yes [version 1.5.1]
>                    six: yes [six was not found.]
>               dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 1.5]
>                tornado: yes [tornado was not found. It is required for the
>                         WebAgg backend. pip/easy_install may attempt to
>                         install it after matplotlib.]
>              pyparsing: yes [pyparsing was not found. It is required for
>                         mathtext support. pip/easy_install may attempt to
>                         install it after matplotlib.]
>                  pycxx: yes [Couldn't import.  Using local copy.]
>                 libagg: yes [pkg-config information for 'libagg' could not
>                         be found. Using local copy.]
>               freetype: no  [The C/C++ header for freetype2 (ft2build.h)
>                         could not be found.  You may need to install the
>                         development package.]
>                    png: yes [pkg-config information for 'libpng' could not
>                         be found. Using unknown version.]
>                  qhull: yes [pkg-config information for 'qhull' could not
> be
>                         found. Using local copy.]
> OPTIONAL SUBPACKAGES
>            sample_data: yes [installing]
>               toolkits: yes [installing]
>                  tests: yes [nose 0.11.1 or later is required to run the
>                         matplotlib test suite.  pip/easy_install may
> attempt
>                         to install it after matplotlib. / mock is required
>                         to run the matplotlib test suite.  pip/easy_install
>                         may attempt to install it after matplotlib.]
> OPTIONAL BACKEND EXTENSIONS
>                 macosx: yes [installing, darwin]
>                 qt4agg: no  [PyQt4 not found]
>                gtk3agg: no  [Requires pygobject to be installed.]
>              gtk3cairo: no  [Requires cairocffi or pycairo to be
> installed.]
>                 gtkagg: no  [Requires pygtk]
>                  tkagg: no  [The C/C++ header for Tk (tk.h) could not be
>                         found.  You may need to install the development
>                         package.]
>                  wxagg: no  [requires wxPython]
>                    gtk: no  [Requires pygtk]
>                    agg: yes [installing]
>                  cairo: no  [cairocffi or pycairo not found]
>              windowing: no  [Microsoft Windows only]
> OPTIONAL LATEX DEPENDENCIES
>                 dvipng: no
>            ghostscript: no
>                  latex: no
>                pdftops: no
>
> ============================================================================
>                         * The following required packages can not be built:
>                         * freetype


I've tried symbolic linking freetype-related files in /usr/local (as seen
here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4092994/unable-to-install-matplotlib-on-mac-os-x).
I've also confirmed that freetype-related files are in my PATH environment
variable. Could anyone point me in the right direction for installing the
package?

Many thanks,

Maggie