[Matplotlib-users] 1.4.3 does not build on Ubuntu 14 with python3

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kbriggs:~/Downloads/matplotlib-1.4.3> python3 setup.py build
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Edit setup.cfg to change the build options

BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
            matplotlib: yes [1.4.3]
                python: yes [3.4.0 (default, Apr 11 2014, 13:05:11)  [GCC
                        4.8.2]]
              platform: yes [linux]

REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES AND EXTENSIONS
                 numpy: yes [version 1.8.2]
                   six: yes [using six version 1.5.2]
              dateutil: yes [dateutil was not found. It is required for date
                        axis support. pip/easy_install may attempt to
                        install it after matplotlib.]
                  pytz: yes [pytz was not found. pip will attempt to install
                        it after matplotlib.]
               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 [using pyparsing version 2.0.1]
                 pycxx: yes [Official versions of PyCXX are not compatible
                        with matplotlib on Python 3.x, since they lack
                        support for the buffer object.  Using local copy]
                libagg: yes [pkg-config information for 'libagg' could not
                        be found. Using local copy.]
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 155, in <module>
    result = package.check()
  File "/home/kbriggs/Downloads/matplotlib-1.4.3/setupext.py", line 961, in check
    min_version='2.3', version=version)
  File "/home/kbriggs/Downloads/matplotlib-1.4.3/setupext.py", line 445, in _check_for_pkg_config
    if (not is_min_version(version, min_version)):
  File "/home/kbriggs/Downloads/matplotlib-1.4.3/setupext.py", line 173, in is_min_version
    return found_version >= expected_version
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/distutils/version.py", line 76, in __ge__
    c = self._cmp(other)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.4/distutils/version.py", line 343, in _cmp
    if self.version < other.version:
TypeError: unorderable types: str() < int()