Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-15 Thread Eric Firing
On 11/15/2011 06:23 AM, Volker Blum wrote: > Hi Ben, > > thanks for the answer, ... umm, but did the person making the change > realize that such error messages are exposed to users who do not have > any idea what python is. > > I would plead(*) with anyone that functionality that is not harmful >

Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-15 Thread Volker Blum
Hi Ben, thanks for the answer, ... umm, but did the person making the change realize that such error messages are exposed to users who do not have any idea what python is. I would plead(*) with anyone that functionality that is not harmful please not be deprecated like this. Scripts based on m

Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-15 Thread Benjamin Root
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 2:53 AM, Volker Blum wrote: > > On Nov 14, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Volker Blum wrote: > > > Thanks for the (two!) fast answers on the list. So there is hope :) I'll > take a look at the fink internals, I guess. > > best wishes > > Volker > > having said that ... after trying the

Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-15 Thread Volker Blum
On Nov 14, 2011, at 5:34 PM, Volker Blum wrote: > Thanks for the (two!) fast answers on the list. So there is hope :) I'll take > a look at the fink internals, I guess. > best wishes > Volker having said that ... after trying the one piece of software that I need on another platform, here's w

Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-14 Thread Volker Blum
Thanks for the (two!) fast answers on the list. So there is hope :) I'll take a look at the fink internals, I guess. best wishes Volker On Nov 14, 2011, at 5:15 PM, Jeff Blackburne wrote: > > On Nov 14, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Volker Blum wrote: > >> ... just wanted to report this problem. >> >>

Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-14 Thread Jeff Blackburne
On Nov 14, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Volker Blum wrote: > ... just wanted to report this problem. > > At the heart of the issue is the decision to have too many dependencies in > matplotlib (which is why I am posting here). That, although viewed as good > style, leads to an installation process that

Re: [Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-14 Thread Benjamin Root
On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Volker Blum wrote: > ... just wanted to report this problem. > > At the heart of the issue is the decision to have too many dependencies in > matplotlib (which is why I am posting here). That, although viewed as good > style, leads to an installation process that

[Matplotlib-users] unable to install matplotlib on MacOSX 10.6 using Fink

2011-11-14 Thread Volker Blum
... just wanted to report this problem. At the heart of the issue is the decision to have too many dependencies in matplotlib (which is why I am posting here). That, although viewed as good style, leads to an installation process that is, ultimately, practically impossible - except by buying a