Matplotlib-users Digest, Vol 23, Issue 38

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