matplotlib Code

--- a/trunk/matplotlib/README
+++ b/trunk/matplotlib/README
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@
 
 REQUIREMENTS:
 
-   python 2.2+, and Numeric-22+ or numarray.  Other requirements are backend
-   dependent.  See http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/backends.html
+   python 2.3+, and Numeric, numarray or numpy (recommended).  Other
+   requirements are backend dependent.  See
+   http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/backends.html.  If you are using
+   python2.3, you'll also need to install setuptools; just download
+   http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py and run it.
 
 INSTALL
 

--- a/trunk/matplotlib/setup.py
+++ b/trunk/matplotlib/setup.py
@@ -63,9 +63,15 @@
 if major==2 and minor1==2:
     print >> sys.stderr, "***\n\nWARNING, see build info for python2.2 in the header of setup.py\n\n***"
 if major==2 and minor1<=3:
-    try: import setuptools # setuptools monkeypatches distutils.core.Distribution to support package_data
+    # setuptools monkeypatches distutils.core.Distribution to support
+    # package_data
+    try: import setuptools 
     except ImportError:
-        raise SystemExit('matplotlib requires setup tools for installation.  Please download http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py and run it (as su if you are doing a systemwide install) to install the proper version of setuptools for your system')
+        raise SystemExit("""\
+matplotlib requires setuptools for installation.  Please download
+http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py and run it (as su if
+you are doing a system wide install) to install the proper version of
+setuptools for your system""")
     
 import glob
 from distutils.core import Extension, setup