[Matplotlib-users] Building matplotlib failed

python setup.py build results in

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error: Command "g++ -pthread -shared
build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/src/_tkagg.o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/CXX/cxx_extensions.o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/CXX/cxxsupport.o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.4/CXX/cxxextensions.o -L/usr/lib/tcl8.4/../ - L
/ u s r / l i b / t k 8 . 4 / . . / -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib
-L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -ltk8.4 -ltcl8.4 -lpng -lz -lstdc++ -lm
-lfreetype -lz -lstdc++ -lm -o
build/lib.linux-i686-2.4/matplotlib/backends/_tkagg.so" failed with exit
status 1