[matplotlib-devel] building matplotlib without X-server connection

[Jochen V. <vo...@se...>]

Hello,

currently the GTK backends for matplotlib won't build without
an X-server connection.  The following patch fixes this:

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--- setup.py    4 Nov 2004 15:58:57 -0000       1.108
+++ setup.py    11 Nov 2004 09:54:24 -0000
@@ -122,11 +122,16 @@
 build_transforms(ext_modules, packages, NUMERIX)
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 if BUILD_GTKAGG:
-    try: import gtk
-    except ImportError: print 'GTKAgg requires pygtk'
-    else:
-        BUILD_AGG =3D 1
-        build_gtkagg(ext_modules, packages)
+    try:
+        import gtk
+    except ImportError:
+        print 'GTKAgg requires pygtk'
+        BUILD_GTKAGG=3D0
+    except RuntimeError:
+        print 'pygtk present but import failed'
+if BUILD_GTKAGG:
+    BUILD_AGG =3D 1
+    build_gtkagg(ext_modules, packages)
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 if BUILD_TKAGG:
     try: import Tkinter
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It makes use of the fact the the import of gtk fails with an
RuntimeError instead of an ImportError when the module is present
but not X-server is there.  Do you think that this is safe to
commit?  Or will it have unwanted side-effects?

I hope this helps,
Jochen
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