Fixing py25-matplotlib error

[ajith.physics@…]

Hi, I am new to using macports and I have the following error when I tried to install qt4-mac. Can you please tell me, how to solve this problem?

--->  Found 3 broken file(s), matching files to ports
Warning: No port py25-matplotlib found in the index; can't rebuild
--->  Broken files found, but all associated ports are not in the index and so cannot be rebuilt.

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Please don’t set the Priority field; it’s reserved for MacPorts team members.

There is no longer a Python 2.5 subport for py-matplotlib. Do you require that specific version? If not, you should switch to another; the available subports are listed by port info --subports py-matplotlib.

[ajith.physics@…]

Thank you. No I don't require the specific version. I was trying to install qt4-mac and I received the error. I am a beginner. Can you please be more elaborate on the specific command that I should use to change the subport for installation?

[larryv (Lawrence Velázquez)]

Replying to ajith.physics@…:

Thank you. No I don't require the specific version. I was trying to install qt4-mac and I received the error. I am a beginner. Can you please be more elaborate on the specific command that I should use to change the subport for installation?

To remove py25-matplotlib and any dangling dependencies it might leave behind:

% sudo port uninstall --follow-dependencies py25-matplotlib

Then you can install another version in the usual way.

I’m not particularly familiar with matplotlib, so if you have other ports that require it, I don’t know if you’ll have to take any additional measures to make sure everything continues working together. I’ve Cc’d the maintainer.

[stefan.bollmann@…]

Someone could mark this ticket as solved... :-)