[Matplotlib-users] Compile and/or import problem

[Cindy H. B. <cho...@pr...>]

I'm having some problems compiling matplotlib 0.7.1 on solaris 8.  I 
believe I have all the prerequisites there.  If I try to compile with 
setup.py as it is originally, immediately it complains with "sh: 
pkg-config: not found", and finally dies after working a while.  If I 
change "BUILD_GTKAGG = 0" it compiles with some complaints like

/usr/local/pkg/python/include/python2.3/pyconfig.h:856:1: warning: 
"_XOPEN_SOURCE" redefined
<command line>:1:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition

But seems to work.

When I try to import it I get:

ghia{chodgins}120: python
Python 2.3 (#1, Sep 12 2003, 16:47:52)
[GCC 3.0.3] on sunos5
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import pylab
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/usr/local/pkg/python/lib/python2.3/site-packages/pylab.py", 
line 1, in ?
    from matplotlib.pylab import *
  File 
"/usr/local/pkg/python/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/pylab.py", 
line 191, in ?
    from backends import new_figure_manager, error_msg, \
  File 
"/usr/local/pkg/python/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/__init__.py", 
line 20, in ?
    globals(),locals(),[backend_name])
  File 
"/usr/local/pkg/python/lib/python2.3/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtkagg.py", 
line 16, in ?
    from _gtkagg import agg_to_gtk_drawable
ImportError: No module named _gtkagg
 >>>

I'm not sure how to proceed from here.  I also am not a python 
programmer, just a system administrator trying to get this installed.  
Any help or fingers pointing me in a direction are greatly appreciated.  
Thanks.

Cindy