[Python-modules-team] Bug#612529: Bug#612529: python-matplotlib: Cairo update breaks matplotlib.image imgshow

[Sandro Tosi]

Hi Yannick,
thanks for your report

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 00:02, Yannick Roehlly <yannick.roehlly at free.fr> wrote:
> Package: python-matplotlib
> Version: 1.0.1-1
> Severity: normal
> Tags: sid
>
> With the recent libcairo2 update, matplotlib.image segfaults when using
> imgshow().
>
> For instance, launch ipython and execute this commands:
>
>  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
>  import matplotlib.image as mpimg
>  img=mpimg.imread('/usr/share/gdm/themes/debian-greeter/debian.png')
>  imgplot=plt.imshow(img)

do you have any backtrace and/or segfault stacktrace to attach here?

> When libcairo2 is downgraded to testing version (1.10.2-1), the segfault
> does no occur.
>
> I've recompiled matplotlib but it does not solved the problem.

The changes between -1 and -2 (the current version in unstable) *seem*
quite minimal: Sebastian, any thought?

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