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All,
 I needed to install matplotlib from source along with all dependencies,
and I found a "gotcha" related to how setupext.py discovers freetype2
dependencies.
The default is to use
freetype-config --version
which uses a custom binary provided by freetype to list the version number
and linker dependencies. Versions 2.4 and 2.5 of freetype use pkg-config
to also provide this information but matplotlib skips it.
setting
PKG_CONFIG_PATH=<path-to-custom-dependency>
or using setup.cfg
basedirlist=<path-to-custom-dependency>
will not fix the problem if your PATH variable points to the
freetype-config binary in your system path first.
If freetype-config is no longer necessary for matplotlib to compile, I
would recommend using pkg-config to get the linker and compiler flags, so
that typical end-user fixes to paths will work as desired.
BTW, a clean install of freetype.2.5.2 will not compile with matplotlib
without including a soft link
ln -s <include-dir>/freetype2 <include-dir>/freetype
I think this a problem with the freetype package. They have references to
changes in the structure of their includes in version 2.5.1.
Cheers,
--Jim

I think we can be flexible about whether it's before or after the 
conference based on who is coming and their availability.
On 03/06/2014 04:33 PM, Benjamin Root wrote:
> I am awaiting approval from my superiors to pay for me to go this 
> year. I plan to split out my Anatomy of Matplotlib tutorial into two 
> levels. If that works out and both tutorials get accepted, then I 
> would imagine that I could spend an extra day. Would this extra day be 
> before or after the week of the conference?
>
> Ben Root
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Eric Firing <ef...@ha... 
> <mailto:ef...@ha...>> wrote:
>
> On 2014年02月27日 6:28 AM, Michael Droettboom wrote:
> > How many matplotlib developers are planning to attend SciPy this
> year?
>
> Most likely I will not.
>
> Eric
>
> >
> > If we used some of our funds to support an extra hotel night,
> would any
> > of you be interested in spending an extra day for a "matplotlib
> > developer summit" to discuss matplotlib projects? This would be in
> > addition to the sprints, which I see probably being a larger
> group. Your
> > response isn't a committment at this point, I'm just trying to
> gauge how
> > much interest there might be.
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
>
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