**update** matplotlib 1.0.0 setup worked on one but did not work on a second Mac OS X 10.6.6. The second one again failed with a missing dependency. It seems to depend on what previous packages may have been installed.
The following seems to be a complete fix: 1. On Mac OS X 10.6.x (in my case...6) 2. Install Apple Xcode (requires registration as an Apple developer) 3. Install MacPorts http://www.macports.org/ 4. Check that all library dependencies for matplotlib in Python 2.6 have been satisfied by first running (with Administrator privileges): sudo port install py26-matplotlib (this will use MacPorts script to install matplotlib 1.0.0) 5. (optional) you can reinstall now matplotlib from http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.0/matplotlib-1.0.0.tar.gz/download **now** it works :-) PS note to matplotlib developers. The above may suggest that matplotlib may have a dependency that is not present on a virgin OSX Xcode machine but which is incidentally installed by some other package usually present on a developer's machine and so whose absence is not noticed when preparing the installation script. On 16/01/2011, at 10:22 AM, Leslie Burnett wrote: > Thank you. You are correct. The matplotlib version 1.0.0 works for me too! > > I will post this reply so that others can be aware that the problem seems to > be only with matplotlib version 1.0.1. > The previous version matplotlib 1.0.0 works ok with Mac OS X 10.6.6 Snow > Leopard and Apple Python 2.6.1 > > On 15/01/2011, at 11:04 PM, Kurt Mueller wrote: > >> >> Am 15.01.2011 um 12:07 schrieb Leslie Burnett: >>> My apologies if this question is a bit simple, but I am new to Python, but >>> I think I've done all the RTFM things and still hit a brick wall. I can see >>> from Google that I am not the first to strike this problem, but no >>> solutions seem to be posted. >>> I am trying to install matplotlib on a Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard)(OS fully >>> up to date). >>> When I try to install, I get the error message: >>>> lipo: can't open input file: /var/tmp//cctV2zuc.out (No such file or >>>> directory) >>>> error: Setup script exited with error: command 'gcc-4.2' failed with exit >>>> status 1 >> >> >> On a fully updated Mac OSX 10.6.6 the installation of >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/matplotlib/files/matplotlib/matplotlib-1.0/matplotlib-1.0.0.tar.gz/download >> did work for me. >> >> -- >> kurt.alfred.muel...@gmail.com >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Matplotlib-users mailing list Matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users
