[Matplotlib-users] Installing matplotlib dev version on ubuntu from source file

[Imran Ali]

I forgot to mention, when I ran 

$ sudo apt-get build-dep python-matplotlib

I got the following message : (translated from Norwegian)

Reding package lits ... Done
Creating overview for the dependencies       
Reading status information ... Done   
Choosing «matplotlib» as source package instead of «python-matplotlib»
Following packages have unresolved dependency relationships:
 libgtk2.0-dev : Depends on: libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.27.3) but shall not be installed
                 Depends on: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev (>= 2.21.0) but shall not be installed
                 Depends on: libpango1.0-dev (>= 1.20) but shall not be installed
                 Depends on: libatk1.0-dev (>= 1.29.2) but shall not be installed
                 Depends on: libcairo2-dev (>= 1.6.4-6.1) but shall not be installed
 python-gtk2-dev : Depends on: libglib2.0-dev (>= 2.8) but shall not be installed
                   Depends on: python-gobject-2-dev (>= 2.21.3) but shall not be installed
E: Did not manage to satisfy build dependencies for python-matplotlib.

> 4. nov. 2015 kl. 15.05 skrev Imran Ali <imranal at math.uio.no>:
> 
> I did the following in order to (try) to install matplotlib :
> 
> $ git clone clone https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git <https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib.git>
> $ cd matplotlib
> $ python setup.py build
> 
> Which generates the following message :
> 
> ============================================================================
> Edit setup.cfg to change the build options
> 
> BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
>             matplotlib: yes [1.5.0+226.g2f3b2ca]
>                 python: yes [2.7.9 (default, Apr  2 2015, 15:33:21)  [GCC
>                         4.9.2]]
>               platform: yes [linux2]
> 
> REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES AND EXTENSIONS
>                  numpy: yes [version 1.8.2]
>               dateutil: yes [using dateutil version 2.2]
>            functools32: yes [functools32 was not found. It is required for
>                         forpython versions prior to 3.2]
>                   pytz: yes [using pytz version 2014.10]
>                 cycler: yes [cycler was not found. pip will attempt to
>                         install it after matplotlib.]
>                tornado: yes [tornado was not found. It is required for the
>                         WebAgg backend. pip/easy_install may attempt to
>                         install it after matplotlib.]
>              pyparsing: yes [using pyparsing version 2.0.3]
>                 libagg: yes [pkg-config information for 'libagg' could not
>                         be found. Using local copy.]
>               freetype: no  [The C/C++ header for freetype2 (ft2build.h)
>                         could not be found.  You may need to install the
>                         development package.]
>                    png: no  [pkg-config information for 'libpng' could not
>                         be found.]
>                  qhull: yes [pkg-config information for 'qhull' could not be
>                         found. Using local copy.]
> 
> OPTIONAL SUBPACKAGES
>            sample_data: yes [installing]
>               toolkits: yes [installing]
>                  tests: yes [using nose version 1.3.4 / using mock 1.0.1]
>         toolkits_tests: yes [using nose version 1.3.4 / using mock 1.0.1]
> 
> OPTIONAL BACKEND EXTENSIONS
>                 macosx: no  [Mac OS-X only]
>                 qt5agg: no  [PyQt5 not found]
>                 qt4agg: yes [installing, Qt: 4.8.6, PyQt: 4.8.6; PySide not
>                         found]
>                gtk3agg: yes [installing, version 3.13.14]
>              gtk3cairo: yes [installing, version 3.13.14]
>                 gtkagg: no  [The C/C++ header for gtk (gtk/gtk.h) could not
>                         be found.  You may need to install the development
>                         package.]
>                  tkagg: no  [The C/C++ header for Tk (tk.h) could not be
>                         found.  You may need to install the development
>                         package.]
>                  wxagg: no  [requires wxPython]
>                    gtk: no  [The C/C++ header for gtk (gtk/gtk.h) could not
>                         be found.  You may need to install the development
>                         package.]
>                    agg: yes [installing]
>                  cairo: yes [installing, pycairo version 1.8.8]
>              windowing: no  [Microsoft Windows only]
> 
> OPTIONAL LATEX DEPENDENCIES
>                 dvipng: yes [version 1.14]
>            ghostscript: yes [version 9.15]
>                  latex: yes [version 3.14159265]
>                pdftops: yes [version 0.30.0]
> 
> OPTIONAL PACKAGE DATA
>                   dlls: no  [skipping due to configuration]
> 
> ============================================================================
>                         * The following required packages can not be built:
>                         * freetype, png
> 
> 
> When I thereupon ran install command
> $ python setup.py install
> 
> I got the same output as above. Nothing happend. I have got v.1.4.2 on my machine, but would really like to have the dev version to test the new colormaps.
> 
> Imran

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