Error with Matplotlib

> Hi All,
> I installed Matplotlib-0.80 on my linux machine with Freetype 2.1.7.I
> didn't get any error in installation.
> Now I am trying run some examples from Matplotlib and getting following
> error
>
>
>
> [ajve@...217... matplotlib-0.80]$ python examples/logo.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "examples/logo.py", line 3, in ?
> from pylab import *
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/pylab.py", line 1, in ?
> from matplotlib.pylab import *
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/matplotlib/pylab.py", line 196, in ?
> import backends
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/matplotlib/backends/__init__.py", line 19, in ?
> globals(),locals(),[backend_name])
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtkagg.py", line 10, in ?
> from backend_gtk import gtk, FigureManagerGTK, FigureCanvasGTK,\
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/matplotlib/backends/backend_gtk.py", line 20, in ?
> from backend_gdk import RendererGDK
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/matplotlib/backends/backend_gdk.py", line 31, in ?
> import gtk, pango
> File
> "/data/zion/intersect/local_linux/Python-2.3.4/lib/python2.3/site-packag
> es/gtk-2.0/gtk/__init__.py", line 43, in ?
> from _gtk import *
> ImportError: /usr/lib/libpangoxft-1.0.so.0: undefined symbol:
> FT_Seek_Stream
>
>
>
> When I tried to see if thiss symbol is defined in Freetype 2.1.7 libs,I
> found its not.But this symbol is defined in the previous version of
> Freetype.But when I am trying to use old version of Freetyope,I get
> "FT_CURVE_TAG_CUBIC" error while building Matplotlib which is not
> defined in old version of Freetype.
>
> Any help would be highly appreciated.
>

My guess is that you do not have a working pygtk installation. Try

$ python

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk, pango

Does it produce the same error?

Steve

ยทยทยท

On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 20:28 -0700, matplotlib-devel- request@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: