[Matplotlib-users] Re: Error building 0.86.2 on os X

I had installed numarray 1.1.1 and Numeric 23.7 using package  
installers from http://pythonmac.org/packages/
I downloaded numarray 1.5 tarball and unpacked it. I used the  
following command pointing to the include directory
in the 1.5 distribution.

> CPPFLAGS="-I/foo/bar/" sudo python setup.py build

  My previous error went away but I go another similar error for  
Numeric.

gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-long-double -no-cpp-precomp -mno-fused- 
madd -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes - 
I/install/python/macpython/python2.4.2/numerical/numarray-1.5.0/ 
include -Isrc -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/System/ 
Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/include/python2.3 -c  
src/_nc_transforms.cpp -o build/temp.darwin-8.4.0-Power_Macintosh-2.3/ 
src/_nc_transforms.o -DNUMERIC=1
src/_nc_transforms.cpp:10:40: Numeric/arrayobject.h: No such file or  
directory


so I download Numeric 24.2 and decided to go ahead and install it.  
Which was successful
While I was at it I decided to install numarray 1.5 which installed  
without complaining but when I tried to import it to test

I get the following error

 >>> import numarray
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ 
python2.4/site-packages/numarray/__init__.py", line 42, in ?
     from numarrayall import *
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ 
python2.4/site-packages/numarray/numarrayall.py", line 2, in ?
     from generic import *
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ 
python2.4/site-packages/numarray/generic.py", line 1036, in ?
     import numarraycore as _nc
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ 
python2.4/site-packages/numarray/numarraycore.py", line 1472, in ?
     import ufunc
   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/ 
python2.4/site-packages/numarray/ufunc.py", line 1658, in ?
     _choose = _ChooseUFunc()
TypeError: function takes exactly 5 arguments (0 given)



I then tried doing a python setup.py clean in the matplotlib  
distribution directory and the clean failed because
it also tries to import numarray.

So I guess now I have to fix numarray. Any Ideas what is broken?