The error message states that you must be using VS2003. Python is compiled with this, so all extensions must also be compiled with it. If you don't have a copy of VS2003 your best bet is to just use cygwin/mingw.
- Charlie On 9/25/07, Michael Droettboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You didn't mention which compiler you were trying to use. It looks like > it can't find the Microsoft compiler. If you have it installed, perhaps > it's installed in a non-standard location...? It should be > theoretically possible to use the free Microsoft compiler, but I have no > experience with that. > > I have used the Mingw32 compiler included with Cygwin to build > matplotlib recently with success. There is also a version of Mingw32 > that is not part of Cygwin. To use one of these compilers, you need to > explicitly tell distutils (the system used to build matplotlib) to use > it, using "-c mingw32". > > Cheers, > Mike > > C M wrote: > > > > On 9/24/07, *John Hunter* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > On 9/24/07, C M <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > I'm having problems building matplotlib on windows from a folder > > from SVN, > > > and haven't done it > > > before (previously had used the prebuilt binary download). I > > don't know > > > what I am doing wrong. > > > > Read the header of setupext.py, particularly the part for win32 users > > -- it may not be totally current, but will get much you closer to your > > goal. Once you have followed the steps there, if you hit another > > roadblock check back here and we will advise further and try and > > update the docs as necessary. You are actually in the best position > > to write documentation, since you are hitting this for the first time, > > so please take notes and/or update the instructions in setupext.py so > > we can add them to the docs. > > > > > > Well, not familiar with this at all but giving it a try...In the > > setupext.py > > header it reads: > > > > This build is similar to the mingw. Download the visual studio static > > dependencies from > > http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/win32_static_vs.tar.gz > > <http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/win32_static_vs.tar.gz> and > > see the README in that dir > > > > I did that. Then, README there says: > > > > Contents: > > Static dependencies for building mpl for win32 using > > Visual Studio. > > Extract to the matplotlib source folder. > > > > I extracted it to the matplotlib folder itself and also on another > > try the subfolder, src. In both cases then from cmd did: > > > > python setup.py build bdist_wininst > > > > In both cases got same error as before. > > > > I like to be more help but I am not sure what to do. > > It isn't crucial that I get the latest via SVN and > > build it myself, but I thought it would be good to learn > > to do this generally, just didn't realize it would be a bit > > of an expedition. Not sure what to do. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Matplotlib-users mailing list > > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > -- > Michael Droettboom > Operations and Engineering Division > Space Telescope Science Institute > Operated by AURA for NASA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
