Thanks for the suggestion. Apt-get build-dep did help a little bit, but it alone did not solve the problem because the 0.98.5.2 version of Matplotlib depended on things that were not listed as dependencies for 0.91.1, which is what apt-get could see from the normal repositories.
A friend ultimately helped work through a couple bugs in a couple of the dependencies, and then we were able to build and install Matplotlib 0.98.5.2 from the source. Thanks. Michael Droettboom-3 wrote: > > One of the cool things about Debian-esque distros is you can say: > > apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib > > which will install all of the build dependencies for matplotlib. It > will download a lot, but if bandwidth/disk space is not an issue, it's > nicely automated. > > That's one of the first things I do on any new Ubuntu or Debian install > -- and then I check out matplotlib from source or SVN and build with no > problems. > > Cheers, > Mike > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-do-I-install-Matplotlib-0.98-on-Ubuntu-8.04-Hardy-Heron--tp22996008p23034258.html Sent from the matplotlib - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
