Hello, On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 22:14, PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel <frederic-emmanuel.pi...@synchrotron-soleil.fr> wrote: >> The GUI Bindings depends are there: > >> So it turns out you disabled the Recommends installation, which is >> fine, but "breaks" how mpl package works. There are some reference >> also in /usr/share/doc/python-matplotlib/README.Debian . > > Yes the question is why python-tk was not installed during the matplotlib > installation ???
well, that's a question going a bit OT from matplotlib :) > I find nothing about Recommands in my /etc/apt directory configuration files. that's weird, by default (I think during lenny release cycle) apt install recommends, and you can disable it in apt-get with: --no-install-recommends Do not consider recommended packages as a dependency for installing. Configuration Item: APT::Install-Recommends. if you --reinstall mpl what does it happen? >> If you find that enough, I'd close this bug, else the only other thing >> I can do, is improve the documentation (and for that feel free to >> propose some wordings). > > If you find an explaination it is ok. you can also try to investigate it with a user-support forum, like debian-users ml or so. > I am wondering if this issue was not triggered by the python 2.5 -> 2.6 > transition. it shouldn't at least from the top of my head: python-tk is available both for 2.5 and 2.6, and so mpl. Regards, -- Sandro Tosi (aka morph, morpheus, matrixhasu) My website: http://matrixhasu.altervista.org/ Me at Debian: http://wiki.debian.org/SandroTosi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org