[Python-modules-team] FTBFS matplotlib

[Sandro Tosi]

Hello,

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 16:35, Jonathan Klee <klee.jonathan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to build matplotlib (0.99.3-1) for squeeze from scratch with
> pbuilder but I have the following error :

> dh_testroot
> for i in 2.5 2.6; do \
>                 python ./setup.py clean --all; \
>                 python-dbg ./setup.py clean --all; \
>         done
> ============================================================================
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
>             matplotlib: 0.99.3
>                 python: 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Aug 29 2010, 19:11:12)  [GCC
>                         4.4.5 20100824 (prerelease)]
>               platform: linux2
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
>                  numpy: 1.4.1
>              freetype2: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
>                         * WARNING: Could not find 'freetype2' headers in any
>                         * of '/usr/include', '.', '/usr/include/freetype2',
>                         * './freetype2'.
> OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
>                 libpng: found, but unknown version (no pkg-config)
>                         * Could not find 'libpng' headers in any of
>                         * '/usr/include', '.'
>                Tkinter: no
>                         * TKAgg requires Tkinter
>               wxPython: no
>                         * wxPython not found
>                   Gtk+: no
>                         * Building for Gtk+ requires pygtk; you must be able
>                         * to "import gtk" in your build/install environment
>        Mac OS X native: no
>                     Qt: no
>                    Qt4: no
>                  Cairo: no
> OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
>               datetime: present, version unknown
>               dateutil: 1.4.1
>                   pytz: matplotlib will provide
> adding pytz
> OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
>                 dvipng: no
>            ghostscript: /bin/sh: gs: not found
>                  latex: no

did you install the build depends? I don't think so, do that in order
to be able to build it.

> I wanted to be sure I can report this as a bug ?

No, it's not.

Regards,
-- 
Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu)
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