port install py{26,27}-matplotlib hangs on OS X 10.6.8 while staging into destroot

[henrik_pilz@…]

the installation of matplotlib for python 2.6 hangs while staging into destroot. I attached the log for port -d install py26-matplotlib.

MacPorts is up to date I made a selfupdate and upgrade outdated before.

I also clean py26-mathplotlib before runnning the install mentioned above.

The last few entries in the log are:

DEBUG: Executing org.macports.destroot (py26-matplotlib)
DEBUG: Environment: CPATH='/opt/local/include' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS_FILE='/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py-matplotlib/py26-matplotlib/work/.CC_PRINT_OPTIONS' LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/local/lib' CC_PRINT_OPTIONS='YES' MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET='10.6'
DEBUG: Assembled command: 'cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py-matplotlib/py26-matplotlib/work/matplotlib-1.0.1" && /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6 setup.py --no-user-cfg install --prefix=/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6 --root=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py-matplotlib/py26-matplotlib/work/destroot'
DEBUG: Executing command line:  cd "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py-matplotlib/py26-matplotlib/work/matplotlib-1.0.1" && /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/bin/python2.6 setup.py --no-user-cfg install --prefix=/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6 --root=/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_python_py-matplotlib/py26-matplotlib/work/destroot 

[henrik_pilz@…]

Logfile for port -d install py26-matplotlib

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

py26-matplotlib installs without issue for me, do you see this with any other ports? Is there the same issue with py27-matplotlib

Sorry for the delay but I've been travelling and then my machine was in for repair.

[nicholas.clark@…]

I have the same problem with the py27-matplotlib, running 10.6.8.

[henrik_pilz@…]

Try to clean all the build directories for the ports and start the installation again. Might work. It did once for me.

[nicholas.clark@…]

I gave that a try, but with no effect.

[nicholas.clark@…]

Cc Me!

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

Cc Me!

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

I can't reproduce this and there is nothing that I can see that would explain this in the attached logs. Do you have similar problems with any other ports?

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

Has duplicate: #31639, with the following attachments: install_log.txt​ main.log​

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

I see the same problem on 10.7.2 on a new iMac with Xcode 4.2. I'm trying to install with the qt4 variant. Maybe that is the culprit? It seems to hang while running setup.py.

[daniel_popescu@…]

Replying to macsforever2000@…:

I see the same problem on 10.7.2 on a new iMac with Xcode 4.2. I'm trying to install with the qt4 variant. Maybe that is the culprit? It seems to hang while running setup.py.

I am not using qt. Just the basic macosx backend (i.e. default package for Mac OS X). No other package (python, bumpy, scipy, potables, etc) has any issues.... so I assume it's not python related, rather some graphical (PNG, TK?) issue.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

FYI, this is no longer a problem for me. I rebuilt py26-distribute and it builds without the freeze now.

[mf2k (Frank Schima)]

I have fixed this problem by uninstalling all ports and reinstalling from scratch. It's possible that some port requires a revision bump, but I was not able to figure out which one after spending hours trying different ports. Perhaps we can close this as "works for me"?

[denpashogai@…]

I'm getting this on OS X 10.5. Gets to "Staging py27-matplotlib into destroot" and seems to stay there forever (at least 10 minutes, with no noticeable CPU load).

[skymoo (Adam Mercer)]

Assign to current maintainer

[paulries@…]

I just had this problem when upgrading matplotlib on a Mac with 10.6.8. There were at least two factors which I think were responsible for the hang-up:

• I was running python w/matplotlib while installing
• the installing left processes running and hung in the background after CTRL+C'ing the port upgrade outdated command

I tried ps -A | grep python and killing the results, as well as clearing the install, but that didn't seem to work. However, rebooting the machine and then running port upgrade py27-matplotlib succeeded. I suspect there was a hung process somewhere without python in the name that was preventing matplotlib from being installed and rebooting killed whatever it was.

[seanfarley (Sean Farley)]

Closing this as "works for me".