I dont know if it is related, but I am actually failing an exemple :
[cohen@...1986... matplotlib]$ ipython examples/pstest.py
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ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
/home/cohen/data1/sources/python/matplotlib-svn/matplotlib/examples/pstest.py in <module>()
2 import matplotlib
3 matplotlib.use('PS')
----> 4 from pylab import *
5
6 def f(t):
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pylab.py in <module>()
----> 1
2
3 from matplotlib.pylab import *
4 import matplotlib.pylab
5 __doc__ = matplotlib.pylab.__doc__
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/pylab.py in <module>()
201 from numpy import ma
202
--> 203 from matplotlib import mpl # pulls in most modules
204
205 # catch more than an import error here, since the src could fail too,
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/mpl.py in <module>()
1
----> 2 from matplotlib import artist
3 from matplotlib import axis
4 from matplotlib import axes
5 from matplotlib import cbook
6 from matplotlib import collections
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py in <module>()
12 from ticker import NullLocator, FixedLocator, AutoLocator
13
---> 14 from font_manager import FontProperties
15 from text import Text, TextWithDash
16 from transforms import Affine2D, Bbox, blended_transform_factory, \
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/font_manager.py in <module>()
38 import matplotlib
39 from matplotlib import afm
---> 40 from matplotlib import ft2font
41 from matplotlib import rcParams, get_configdir
42 from matplotlib.cbook import is_string_like
ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/matplotlib/ft2font.so: undefined symbol: inflateReset
My config is :
BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
matplotlib: 0.98pre
python: 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Oct 30 2007, 13:54:11) [GCC
4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-33)]
platform: linux2
REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
numpy: 1.1.0.dev5077
freetype2: 9.16.3
OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
libpng: 1.2.22
Tkinter: Tkinter: 50704, Tk: 8.4, Tcl: 8.4
wxPython: 2.8.4.0
* WxAgg extension not required for wxPython >= 2.8
Gtk+: gtk+: 2.12.5, glib: 2.14.6, pygtk: 2.12.0,
pygobject: 2.14.0
Qt: Qt: 3.3.8, PyQt: 3.17.4
Qt4: Qt: 4.3.3, PyQt4: 4.3.3
Cairo: 1.4.12
OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
datetime: present, version unknown
dateutil: matplotlib will provide
pytz: matplotlib will provide
OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
dvipng: 1.5
ghostscript: 8.61
latex: 3.141592
EXPERIMENTAL CONFIG PACKAGE DEPENDENCIES
configobj: matplotlib will provide
enthought.traits: matplotlib will provide
best,
Johann