port install py26-matplotlib hangs on OS X

[paul.dunham@…]

I am running Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.3. When I try to install matplot lib, the install hangs at: ---> Building py26-matplotlib

No CPU is being consumed, it just sits there. Any ideas?

Here is the output from the command

sudo port install py26-matplotlib
--->  Deactivating py26-pyobjc2 @2.0_2
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-pyobjc
--->  Activating py26-pyobjc2 @2.0_2
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc2
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc
--->  Deactivating py26-pyobjc2-cocoa @2.0_2
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-pyobjc-cocoa
--->  Activating py26-pyobjc2-cocoa @2.0_2
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc2-cocoa
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc-cocoa
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-matplotlib
--->  Fetching py26-matplotlib
--->  Attempting to fetch matplotlib-0.99.1.2.tar.gz from http://distfiles.macports.org/python
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for py26-matplotlib
--->  Extracting py26-matplotlib
--->  Applying patches to py26-matplotlib
--->  Configuring py26-matplotlib
--->  Building py26-matplotlib

When I run with -d I see this:

--->  Building py26-matplotlib
DEBUG: Executing org.macports.build (py26-matplotlib)
DEBUG: Environment: MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.6' MPLIB_BASE='/opt/local' PKG_CONFIG_PATH='/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/pkgconfig/'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py26-matplotlib/work/matplotlib-0.99.1.1" && /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6 setup.py --no-user-cfg build'

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

can you attach the full debug log

[paul.dunham@…]

I attached the log for the following cmd: sudo port -d install py26-matplotlib

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

you didn't clean the tree beforehand, I need

$ sudo port clean py26-matplotlib
$ sudo port -d install py26-matplotlib

[paul.dunham@…]

log of install (did clean 1st this time.)

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

I cannot reproduce this on my 64bit Snow Leopard system:

$ sudo port install py26-matplotlib +cairo +ghostscript +gtk2 +latex +qt4 +tkinter
--->  Deactivating py26-pyobjc2 @2.0_2
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-pyobjc
--->  Activating py26-pyobjc2 @2.0_2
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc2
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc
--->  Deactivating py26-pyobjc2-cocoa @2.0_2
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-pyobjc-cocoa
--->  Activating py26-pyobjc2-cocoa @2.0_2
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc2-cocoa
--->  Cleaning py26-pyobjc-cocoa
--->  Computing dependencies for py26-matplotlib
--->  Fetching py26-matplotlib
--->  Verifying checksum(s) for py26-matplotlib
--->  Extracting py26-matplotlib
--->  Applying patches to py26-matplotlib
--->  Configuring py26-matplotlib
--->  Building py26-matplotlib
--->  Staging py26-matplotlib into destroot
--->  Installing py26-matplotlib @0.99.1.2_0+cairo+ghostscript+gtk2+latex+qt4+tkinter
--->  Activating py26-matplotlib @0.99.1.2_0+cairo+ghostscript+gtk2+latex+qt4+tkinter

The default backend is now the non-interactive Agg backend, different
backends can be specified using the ~/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc file.
More details, regarding backends, can be found in the matplotlib FAQ:

http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/faq/installing_faq.html#what-is-a-backend

--->  Cleaning py26-matplotlib
$

is your ports tree up-to-date?

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

There is nothing in the log that tells me why its hanging... do you get the same behaviour with other python ports?

[masato.onodera@…]

Cc Me!

[masato.onodera@…]

Cc Me!

[masato.onodera@…]

I had exactly the same problem on my Mac OS X 10.5.8. I tried to re-install MacPorts after removing /opt, but still failed to build. Then I found that X11 was not installed or removed for some reason, which caused the problem. After I've installed XQuartz 2.5.0, I was able to build and install py26-matplotlib correctly.

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

Having X11 installed is a requirement of MacPorts, either the OS version or from the xorg-server port. However I would have expected an error message instead of the installation hanging...

Paul, does installing X fix your problem as well?

[paul.dunham@…]

Replying to ram@…:

Having X11 installed is a requirement of MacPorts, either the OS version or from the xorg-server port. However I would have expected an error message instead of the installation hanging...

Paul, does installing X fix your problem as well?

Thank you all for the suggestions. It turns out the problem was in my PATH specification. I have overridden it to allow me to debug QT sessions. Once I edited my .bash_profile to not modify my PATH, the install worked fine. I am up and running w/ matplotlib.