Hi William, don't know if these note can help to know where is the problem :
The matplotlib freetype libs are build with both architecture : GRASS 6.5.svn (spearfish60):~ > file /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so (for architecture i386): Mach-O bundle i386 /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so (for architecture x86_64): Mach-O 64-bit bundle x86_64 GRASS 6.5.svn (spearfish60):~ > if i try to run matplotlib "import ft2font" from a grass shell, it fails if i use the standard python executable (python, python2.6, pythonw) while it ("from matplotlib import ft2font") works if i run it from "grass->ipython" ################### from grass run python : >>> from matplotlib import ft2font Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Symbol not found: _FT_Attach_File Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so Expected in: flat namespace in /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so >>> ################### from grass run ipython : GRASS 6.5.svn (spearfish60):~ > ipython Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jul 7 2009, 23:51:51) Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. IPython 0.11.bzr.r1205 -- An enhanced Interactive Python. ? -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features. %quickref -> Quick reference. help -> Python's own help system. object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more. In [1]: from matplotlib import ft2font ################### from bash run python : Last login: Mon Feb 8 19:13:21 on ttys000 MacBook-Pro-15-di-Massimo-Di-Stefano:~ sasha$ python Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Jul 7 2009, 23:51:51) [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from matplotlib import ft2font >>> ################### this the grass error tring to use the module, it is the same error i get from grass->python GRASS 6.5.svn (spearfish60):~ > r.ipso.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Library/GRASS/6.5/Modules/bin/r.ipso.py", line 27, in <module> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/pyplot.py", line 7, in <module> from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/figure.py", line 18, in <module> from axes import Axes, SubplotBase, subplot_class_factory File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/axes.py", line 12, in <module> import matplotlib.axis as maxis File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", line 10, in <module> import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager File "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", line 52, in <module> from matplotlib import ft2font ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, 2): Symbol not found: _FT_Attach_File Referenced from: /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so Expected in: flat namespace in /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so GRASS 6.5.svn (spearfish60):~ > file /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so: Mach-O universal binary with 2 architectures /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so (for architecture i386): Mach-O bundle i386 /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so (for architecture x86_64): Mach-O 64-bit bundle x86_64 GRASS 6.5.svn (spearfish60):~ > thanks for any suggestions to debug thisproblem. ciao, Massimo. Il giorno 08/feb/2010, alle ore 16.05, William Kyngesburye ha scritto: > I haven't built matplotlib before, but it looks like it linked FreeType > statically into ft2font.so. > > You normally get an error about a missing architecture if that's the problem. > But in the case of a statically linked library, maybe ft2font.so > (matplotlib) is the right arch, but the linked freetype was not. Because of > the way Python modules are linked, you don't get link errors so you don't > know until you run it. > > Try checking the archs on the freetype used when compiling matplotlib, and > check the archs on ft2font.so. They should have the same archs. > > On Feb 8, 2010, at 5:11 AM, Massimo Di Stefano wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I'm working on a script to generate graph from grass using matplotlib >> the script works fine on linux , but on osx it works only by command line >> >> the script is : >> >> https://svn.osgeo.org/grass/grass-addons/raster/r.ipso >> >> the error tring to run it on osx is : >> >> GRASS 7.0.svn (spearfish60):~ > r.ipso.py >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/Library/Application Support/GRASS/7.0/Modules/bin/r.ipso.py", line >> 27, in <module> >> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt >> File >> "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/pyplot.py", >> line 7, in <module> >> from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect >> File >> "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/figure.py", >> line 18, in <module> >> from axes import Axes, SubplotBase, subplot_class_factory >> File >> "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/axes.py", >> line 12, in <module> >> import matplotlib.axis as maxis >> File >> "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/axis.py", >> line 10, in <module> >> import matplotlib.font_manager as font_manager >> File >> "/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/font_manager.py", >> line 52, in <module> >> from matplotlib import ft2font >> ImportError: >> dlopen(/Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so, >> 2): Symbol not found: _FT_Attach_File >> Referenced from: >> /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so >> Expected in: flat namespace >> in >> /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/matplotlib-1.0.svn_r7892-py2.6-macosx-10.6-universal.egg/matplotlib/ft2font.so >> GRASS 7.0.svn (spearfish60):~ > >> >> >> i have the same error in grass64 and 65 too. >> have you any hints about ? >> >> maybe matplotlib is build on my osx only in 64 bit mode .. and this generate >> the problems, how to debug ? >> >> if (from grass) i start python and try yo import " from matplotlib import >> ft2font " i have no errors. >> >> thanks for any suggestion. >> >> Massimo._______________________________________________ >> grass-dev mailing list >> grass-dev@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-dev > > ----- > William Kyngesburye <kyngchaos*at*kyngchaos*dot*com> > http://www.kyngchaos.com/ > > [Trillian] What are you supposed to do WITH a maniacally depressed robot? > > [Marvin] You think you have problems? 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