On Feb 15, 12:20 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al...@start.no> wrote: > * katrine: > > > > > Hope you guys don't mind a question about building matplotlib from a > > biologist who wants to learn how to use python. > > > I am trying to install matplotlib on my mac with OS X 10.4.11, using > > python 2.6.4 and Xcode 2.2.1. I have had a few fights with freetype > > and Tkinter, and I think I've got those worked out. I have configured > > and installed numpy, freetype, zlib, and libpng. But I am still > > getting an error about multiply specified syslibroot - does this make > > sense to anyone? > > Don't know if this will help, but I just googled "syslibroot", and it coughed > up > the following discussion: > > <url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/unix-porting/2005/Oct/msg00003.html> > > Quoting from that thread: "Try not setting LDFLAGS. Passing -isysroot to gcc > might cause it to pass -isyslibroot to the linker if you're using gcc to > link." > > Cheers, > > - Alf
thanks! I managed to install an egg with easy_install, seems to work, FINALLY! thanks for your help, Katrine -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
