Re: [matplotlib-devel] Include python-enthought-traits when building matplotlib + build patch

On Thursday 28 August 2008 09:17:26 John Hunter wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:19 AM, Sandro Tosi <mat...@gm...> wrote:
> > Enthought suite is used a lot in scientific area, so mpl and enth
> > almost share their users, so have it enabled would be a plus, but we
> > are mainly interested in generate "no harm", so we'd like to ask you
> > to confirm that enabling that support won't brake anything (but indeed
> > provide a valuable asset for users).
>
> Well, one thing to make sure of is that you do not install the version
> of traits that ships with matplotlib, since it will break other
> enthought packages.  My understanding is that one either uses the
> default rc config or the traits enabled one.  Since the latter is
> experimental and we are not sure if we will eventually adopt it, I
> would not recommend enabling it in the debian distro.  Is this your
> view Darren?

Sorry, I haven't been able to keep up with the list recently.

Yes, this is my view too, I see no reason to include it for distribution.