Re: [Matplotlib-users] [matplotlib-devel] 1.4.3 does not build on Ubuntu 14 with python3

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Good point. At least put up a decent message to help users understand what
is wrong.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Thomas Caswell <tca...@gm...> wrote:

> Independent of what exactly is going wrong, the issue is that it _isn't_
> finding the right version of freetype and iirc LooseVersion is handling the
> 'not found' return code badly.  This is coming up often enough we probably
> do need to special case this check with a try/except.
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:50 AM Benjamin Root <ben...@ou...> wrote:
>
>> Actually, look at the traceback... it is using distutils' version.py.
>> That's weird. Is that a result of setuptools monkey-patching?
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:25 AM, Jens Nielsen <jen...@gm...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think we have seen this issue before and it seems to be caused by an
>>> out of date version of setuptools. I tried reproducing it on fresh ubuntu
>>> 14.04 machine but was not able to reproduce the issue. Do you know which
>>> version of setuptools you are using?
>>>
>>> Jens
>>>
>>> ons. 1. apr. 2015 kl. 14.19 skrev Thomas Caswell <tca...@gm...>:
>>>
>>>> Make sure you have `freetype-dev` installed at the system level.
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 8:02 AM Christian Ambros <am...@ym...>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm facing the same trouble with installing matplotlib 1.4.3 and
>>>>> 1.5.dev1. running
>>>>>
>>>>>     python3 setup.py build
>>>>>
>>>>> in the unarchived directory gives this:
>>>>>
>>>>> ============================================================================
>>>>> Edit setup.cfg to change the build options
>>>>>
>>>>> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
>>>>>             matplotlib: yes [1.5.dev1]
>>>>>                 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 1.9.2]
>>>>>                    six: yes [using six version 1.5.2]
>>>>>               dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 2.0]
>>>>>                   pytz: yes [using pytz version 2012c]
>>>>>                tornado: yes [using tornado version 3.1.1]
>>>>>              pyparsing: yes [using pyparsing version 2.0.1]
>>>>>                 libagg: yes [Requires patches that have not been merged
>>>>>                         upstream. Using local copy.]
>>>>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>   File "setup.py", line 153, in <module>
>>>>>     result = package.check()
>>>>>   File "/home/ambrosc/Downloads/matplotlib-master/setupext.py", line
>>>>> 900, in check
>>>>>     min_version='2.3', version=version)
>>>>>   File "/home/ambrosc/Downloads/matplotlib-master/setupext.py", line
>>>>> 446, in _check_for_pkg_config
>>>>>     if (not is_min_version(version, min_version)):
>>>>>   File "/home/ambrosc/Downloads/matplotlib-master/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()
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm running Linux Mint 17 "Quina" which is based on Ubuntu's trusty
>>>>> packges.
>>>>>
>>>>> pip3 is up to date. Running
>>>>>     print(setuptools.__file__)
>>>>>
>>>>> gives: /usr/local/lib/python3.4/dist-packages/setuptools/__init__.py
>>>>> which is as expected.
>>>>>
>>>>> Using pip3 install matplotlib --upgrade #even to 1.4.3
>>>>> get's me this:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Collecting matplotlib from
>>>>> https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.4.3.tar.gz#md5=86af2e3e3c61849ac7576a6f5ca44267
>>>>>   Downloading matplotlib-1.4.3.tar.gz (50.4MB)
>>>>>     100% |################################| 50.4MB 8.0kB/s
>>>>>     Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>       File "<string>", line 20, in <module>
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/setup.py", line 155, in
>>>>> <module>
>>>>>         result = package.check()
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/setupext.py", line 961,
>>>>> in check
>>>>>         min_version='2.3', version=version)
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/setupext.py", line 445,
>>>>> in _check_for_pkg_config
>>>>>         if (not is_min_version(version, min_version)):
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/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()
>>>>>
>>>>> ============================================================================
>>>>>     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 1.9.2]
>>>>>                        six: yes [using six version 1.5.2]
>>>>>                   dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 2.0]
>>>>>                       pytz: yes [using pytz version 2012c]
>>>>>                    tornado: yes [using tornado version 3.1.1]
>>>>>                  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 [Requires patches that have not been
>>>>> merged
>>>>>                             upstream. Using local copy.]
>>>>>     Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
>>>>>     Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>
>>>>>       File "<string>", line 20, in <module>
>>>>>
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/setup.py", line 155, in
>>>>> <module>
>>>>>
>>>>>         result = package.check()
>>>>>
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/setupext.py", line 961,
>>>>> in check
>>>>>
>>>>>         min_version='2.3', version=version)
>>>>>
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/setupext.py", line 445,
>>>>> in _check_for_pkg_config
>>>>>
>>>>>         if (not is_min_version(version, min_version)):
>>>>>
>>>>>       File "/tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib/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()
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ============================================================================
>>>>>
>>>>>     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 1.9.2]
>>>>>
>>>>>                        six: yes [using six version 1.5.2]
>>>>>
>>>>>                   dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 2.0]
>>>>>
>>>>>                       pytz: yes [using pytz version 2012c]
>>>>>
>>>>>                    tornado: yes [using tornado version 3.1.1]
>>>>>
>>>>>                  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 [Requires patches that have not been
>>>>> merged
>>>>>
>>>>>                             upstream. Using local copy.]
>>>>>
>>>>>     ----------------------------------------
>>>>>     Command "python setup.py egg_info" failed with error code 1 in
>>>>> /tmp/pip-build-sezmzam8/matplotlib
>>>>> Which leads to the same error!
>>>>>
>>>>> running python2.7 setup.py egg_info doesn't fail but since I have to
>>>>> use 3.4.x ant pyqt5.4.x there is no way to use something else than
>>>>> matplotlib 1.4.3/1.5dev1 because auf the qt5agg backend.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any hints on how to get along?
>>>>>
>>>>> Christian
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> "A little learning never caused anyone's head to explode!"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ein wenig Lernen hat noch niemandens Kopf zum Explodieren gebracht!"
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