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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 2014/02/27 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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