matplotlib/matplotlib — Issue #744: Failing test_mathtext tests on MacOS 10.7
Author: astrofrog
Created: 2012-03-07 16:26:10+00:00
State: open

I have tried running the matplotlib tests on MacOS 10.7 with Python 2.7 and Numpy 1.6.1, and am running into a number of failures. The largest fraction of the failures are test_mathtext failures: http://pastebin.com/WreVgaU6

I can provide the comparison images if needed.

The matplotlib configuration was:

BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
matplotlib: 1.2.x
python: 2.7.2 (default, Feb 1 2012, 22:59:26) [GCC 4.2.1
Compatible Apple Clang 3.0
(tags/Apple/clang-211.12)]
platform: darwin

REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES
numpy: 1.6.1
freetype2: 14.0.8

OPTIONAL BACKEND DEPENDENCIES
libpng: 1.4.9
Tkinter: no
* TKAgg requires Tkinter
Gtk+: no
* Building for Gtk+ requires pygtk; you must be able
* to "import gtk" in your build/install environment
Mac OS X native: yes
Qt: no
Qt4: no
PySide: no
Cairo: no

OPTIONAL DATE/TIMEZONE DEPENDENCIES
datetime: present, version unknown
dateutil: matplotlib will provide
pytz: matplotlib will provide
adding pytz

OPTIONAL USETEX DEPENDENCIES
dvipng: no
ghostscript: /bin/sh: gs: command not found
latex: no