This fixes the numpy import problem in setupext.py using a hard-coded path. Index: matplotlib-1.1.0/setupext.py =================================================================== --- matplotlib-1.1.0.orig/setupext.py +++ matplotlib-1.1.0/setupext.py @@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ numpy_inc_dirs = [] # matplotlib build options, which can be altered using setup.cfg options = {'display_status': True, 'verbose': False, - 'provide_pytz': 'auto', - 'provide_dateutil': 'auto', + 'provide_pytz': False, + 'provide_dateutil': False, 'build_agg': True, 'build_gtk': 'auto', 'build_gtkagg': 'auto', @@ -176,10 +176,7 @@ if os.path.exists(setup_cfg): except: pass # For get_base_flags: -if options['basedirlist']: - basedirlist = options['basedirlist'].split() -else: - basedirlist = basedir[sys.platform] +basedirlist = [os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR']] print("basedirlist is: %s" % basedirlist) if options['display_status']: @@ -555,8 +552,8 @@ def check_for_numpy(): def add_numpy_flags(module): "Add the modules flags to build extensions which use numpy" - import numpy - module.include_dirs.append(numpy.get_include()) + # Hard-coded path for OE since I know this is where numpy's include dir will be + module.include_dirs.append(os.path.join(os.environ['STAGING_LIBDIR'], 'python2.7/site-packages/numpy/core/include/')) def add_png_flags(module): try_pkgconfig(module, 'libpng', 'png')