[Matplotlib-users] core dumped after importing matplotlib on SunOS

[Olive <enc...@ya...>]

Hello,

I've juste downloaded the last version (0.8) of matplotlib and
successfully built it on SunOS 5.8 with GTK backend (gcc 3.2.2).
"import matplolib" is OK but typing "from matplotlib.pylab import *"
result in a core dumped ! without any error message or exception...
"import gtk", "import pygtk", and "import wx" works OK.

I've tried with version 0.72, same error :

Python 2.4.1 (#3, Apr 14 2005, 10:58:02)
[GCC 3.2.2] on sunos5
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from matplotlib.pylab import *
Bus Error (core dumped)

One more thing is that after importing matplotlib, I got an error when
using help :

python
Python 2.4.1 (#3, Apr 14 2005, 10:58:02)
[GCC 3.2.2] on sunos5
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import matplotlib
>>> help(matplotlib)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/site.py", line 328,
in__call__
    return pydoc.help(*args, **kwds)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1647, in __call__
    self.help(request)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1691, in help
    else: doc(request, 'Help on %s:')
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1475, in doc
    pager(title % desc + '\n\n' + text.document(object, name))
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
295, in document
    if inspect.ismodule(object): return self.docmodule(*args)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1069, in docmodule
    contents.append(self.document(value, key, name))
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
296, in document
    if inspect.isclass(object): return self.docclass(*args)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1193, in docclass
    lambda t: t[1] == 'method')
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1143, in spill
    name, mod, object))
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
297, in document
    if inspect.isroutine(object): return self.docroutine(*args)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line
1254, in docroutine
    doc = getdoc(object) or ''
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/pydoc.py", line 75,
in getdoc
    result = inspect.getdoc(object) or inspect.getcomments(object)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/inspect.py", line
448, in getcomments
    lines, lnum = findsource(object)
  File "/opt/SunOS/5.8/lib/python2.4/inspect.py", line
437, in findsource
    if pat.match(lines[lnum]): break
IndexError: list index out of range

I really don't know where to begin to isolate the problem.
Do I missed an option in the build process to have some kind of debug ?
What can I do to help you better understand the problem ?

Thank you in advance for your help,