Re: [Matplotlib-users] build errors on OSX with python 2.4

Chris Fonnesbeck wrote:

> I have successfully built and installed wxPython, so that I can use 
> the WXAgg backend for matplotlib. Now, trying to build matplotlib, I 
> get the following error:
>
> /usr/bin/g++ -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup build/temp.darwin- 
> 8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/src/_na_transforms.o 
> build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/src/mplutils.o 
> build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/CXX/cxx_extensions.o 
> build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/CXX/cxxsupport.o 
> build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/CXX/IndirectPythonInterface.o 
> build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/CXX/cxxextensions.o 
> -L/usr/local/lib -L/usr/lib -lstdc++ -lm -o 
> build/lib.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/matplotlib/_na_transforms.so
> ld: build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/src/_na_transforms.o 
> illegal reference for -dynamic code (section difference reference from 
> section (__TEXT,__eh_frame) relocation entry (20) to symbol: 
> __ZSt21_Rb_tree_rotate_rightPSt18_Rb_tree_node_baseRS0_ defined in 
> dylib: /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.dylib)
> ld: build/temp.darwin-8.2.0-Power_Macintosh-2.4/src/_na_transforms.o 
> illegal reference for -dynamic code (section difference reference from 
> section (__TEXT,__eh_frame) relocation entry (24) to symbol: 
> __ZSt20_Rb_tree_rotate_leftPSt18_Rb_tree_node_baseRS0_ defined in 
> dylib: /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.dylib)
> error: command '/usr/bin/g++' failed with exit status 1
>
> I am using gcc 3.3, and ActivePython 2.4.1.
>
> Any ideas as to what is going wrong?


Chris:

I got around this in the fink package by setting 'export CXX=gcc'.

-Jeff

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