OK, I got by the tk part by installing tk-dev, but now get:
sudo python setup.py build
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============================================================================
BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
matplotlib: 0.99.1.1
python: 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41) [GCC
4.3.3]
platform: linux2
REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
numpy: 1.2.1
freetype2: 9.20.3
OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
libpng: 1.2.27
Tkinter: Tkinter: 70220, Tk: 8.5, Tcl: 8.5
wxPython: 2.8.9.1
* WxAgg extension not required for wxPython >= 2.8
pkg-config: looking for pygtk-2.0 gtk+-2.0
* Package pygtk-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config
* search path. Perhaps you should add the directory
* containing `pygtk-2.0.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH
* environment variable No package 'pygtk-2.0' found
* Package gtk+-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config
* search path. Perhaps you should add the directory
* containing `gtk+-2.0.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH
* environment variable No package 'gtk+-2.0' found
* You may need to install 'dev' package(s) to
* provide header files.
Gtk+: no
* Could not find Gtk+ headers in any of
* '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include', '.'
Mac OS X native: no
Qt: no
Qt4: no
Cairo: 1.4.12
OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
datetime: present, version unknown
dateutil: matplotlib will provide
pytz: matplotlib will provide
adding pytz
OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
dvipng: no
ghostscript: 8.64
latex: 3.141592
pdftops: 0.10.5
[Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages]
============================================================================
pymods ['pylab']
packages ['matplotlib', 'matplotlib.backends', 'matplotlib.projections', 'mpl_toolkits', 'mpl_toolkits.mplot3d', 'mpl_toolkits.axes_grid', 'matplotlib.sphinxext', 'matplotlib.numerix', 'matplotlib.numerix.mlab', 'matplotlib.numerix.ma', 'matplotlib.numerix.linear_algebra', 'matplotlib.numerix.random_array', 'matplotlib.numerix.fft', 'matplotlib.delaunay', 'pytz', 'dateutil', 'dateutil/zoneinfo']
running build
running build_py
copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.6/matplotlib/mpl-data
copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlib.conf -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.6/matplotlib/mpl-data
running build_ext
building 'matplotlib.backends._tkagg' extension
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -I/usr/include/tcl8.4 -I/usr/include/tcl8.4 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/numpy/core/include -Isrc -Iagg24/include -I. -I/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/include/python2.6 -c src/_tkagg.cpp -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/src/_tkagg.o
cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
In file included from /usr/include/c++/4.3/ext/hash_map:64,
from ./CXX/Extensions.hxx:68,
from src/_backend_agg.h:8,
from src/_tkagg.cpp:18:
/usr/include/c++/4.3/backward/backward_warning.h:33:2: warning: #warning This file includes at least one deprecated or antiquated header which may be removed without further notice at a future date. Please use a non-deprecated interface with equivalent functionality instead. For a listing of replacement headers and interfaces, consult the file backward_warning.h. To disable this warning use -Wno-deprecated.
g++ -pthread -shared -Wl,-O1 -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/src/agg_py_transforms.o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/src/_tkagg.o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/CXX/cxx_extensions.o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/CXX/cxxsupport.o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/CXX/cxxextensions.o -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/local/lib -ltk8.5 -ltcl8.5 -lstdc++ -lm -lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -o build/lib.linux-i686-2.6/matplotlib/backends/_tkagg.so
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltk8.5
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
error: command 'g++' failed with exit status 1Message: 2
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:35:43 -0600
From: KURT PETERS <peterskurt@…1954…>
Subject: [Matplotlib-users] cannot install kubuntu 9.04 mpl 0.99.1.1, python 2.6
To: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Message-ID: <SNT107-W56E2AF630237BA89803B58D8C70@…520…>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=“windows-1252”I’m pretty sure I have all the required minimal dependencies installed, but get an error when I sudo python setup.py build. Any thoughts? I can start python and import Tkinter without an error. So I don’t know why it’s not finding it.
sudo python setup.py build > ============================================================================ > BUILDING MATPLOTLIB > matplotlib: 0.99.1.1 > python: 2.6.2 (release26-maint, Apr 19 2009, 01:56:41) [GCC > 4.3.3] > platform: linux2 > > REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES > numpy: 1.2.1 > freetype2: 9.20.3 > > OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES > libpng: 1.2.27 > Tkinter: no > * Using default library and include directories for > * Tcl and Tk because a Tk window failed to open. > * You may need to define DISPLAY for Tk to work so > * that setup can determine where your libraries are > * located. Tkinter present, but header files are not > * found. You may need to install development > * packages. > wxPython: 2.8.9.1 > * WxAgg extension not required for wxPython >= 2.8 > pkg-config: looking for pygtk-2.0 gtk+-2.0 > * Package pygtk-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config > * search path. Perhaps you should add the directory > * containing `pygtk-2.0.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH > * environment variable No package 'pygtk-2.0' found > * Package gtk+-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config > * search path. Perhaps you should add the directory > * containing `gtk+-2.0.pc' to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH > * environment variable No package 'gtk+-2.0' found > * You may need to install 'dev' package(s) to > * provide header files. > Gtk+: no > * Could not find Gtk+ headers in any of > * '/usr/local/include', '/usr/include', '.' > Mac OS X native: no > Qt: no > Qt4: no > Cairo: 1.4.12 > > OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES > datetime: present, version unknown > dateutil: matplotlib will provide > pytz: matplotlib will provide > adding pytz > > OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES > dvipng: no > ghostscript: 8.64 > latex: 3.141592 > pdftops: 0.10.5 > > [Edit setup.cfg to suppress the above messages] > ============================================================================ > pymods ['pylab'] > packages ['matplotlib', 'matplotlib.backends', 'matplotlib.projections', 'mpl_toolkits', 'mpl_toolkits.mplot3d', 'mpl_toolkits.axes_grid', 'matplotlib.sphinxext', 'matplotlib.numerix', 'matplotlib.numerix.mlab', 'matplotlib.numerix.ma', 'matplotlib.numerix.linear_algebra', 'matplotlib.numerix.random_array', 'matplotlib.numerix.fft', 'matplotlib.delaunay', 'pytz', 'dateutil', 'dateutil/zoneinfo'] > running build > running build_py > copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.6/matplotlib/mpl-data > copying lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlib.conf -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.6/matplotlib/mpl-data > running build_ext > building 'matplotlib.backends._tkagg' extension > gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O2 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -DPY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL=MPL_ARRAY_API -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/numpy/core/include -Isrc -Iagg24/include -I. -I/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/numpy/core/include -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/usr/include/python2.6 -c src/_tkagg.cpp -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.6/src/_tkagg.o > cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++ > In file included from /usr/include/c++/4.3/ext/hash_map:64, > from ./CXX/Extensions.hxx:68, > from src/_backend_agg.h:8, > from src/_tkagg.cpp:18: > /usr/include/c++/4.3/backward/backward_warning.h:33:2: warning: #warning This file includes at least one deprecated or antiquated header which may be removed without further notice at a future date. Please use a non-deprecated interface with equivalent functionality instead. For a listing of replacement headers and interfaces, consult the file backward_warning.h. To disable this warning use -Wno-deprecated. > src/_tkagg.cpp:30:18: error: tk.h: No such file or directory > src/_tkagg.cpp:38: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ?Tcl_Interp? with no type > src/_tkagg.cpp:38: error: expected ?;? before ?*? token > src/_tkagg.cpp:42: error: ?ClientData? was not declared in this scope > src/_tkagg.cpp:42: error: ?Tcl_Interp? was not declared in this scope > src/_tkagg.cpp:42: error: ?interp? was not declared in this scope > src/_tkagg.cpp:43: error: expected primary-expression before ?int? > src/_tkagg.cpp:43: error: expected primary-expression before ?char? > src/_tkagg.cpp:43: error: initializer expression list treated as compound expression > src/_tkagg.cpp:44: error: expected ?,? or ?;? before ?{? token > /usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/numpy/core/include/numpy/__multiarray_api.h:958: warning: ?int _import_array()? defined but not used > src/_tkagg.cpp:42: warning: ?PyAggImagePhoto? defined but not used > error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1