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doc/devel/release_guide.rst

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.. _release-candidate-testing:
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Release candidate testing
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Post the release candidates tarballs to the `matplotlib download page
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<https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/downloads>`_. If you have
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developer rights, you should see and "Upload a new file" section
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developer rights, you should see an "Upload a new file" section
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doc/faq/installing_faq.rst

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The mkpg installer will have a "zip" extension, and will have a name
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like :file:`matplotlib-0.99.0.rc1-py2.5-macosx10.5_mpkg.zip`.
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like :file:`matplotlib-1.2.0-py2.7-macosx10.5_mpkg.zip`.
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The name of the installer depends on which versions of python, matplotlib,
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and OSX it was built for. You need to unzip this file using either the
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"unzip" command, or simply double clicking on the it. Then when you
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double-click on the resulting mpkd, which will have a name like
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:file:`matplotlib-0.99.0.rc1-py2.5-macosx10.5.mpkg`, it will run the
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:file:`matplotlib-1.2.0-py2.7-macosx10.5.mpkg`, it will run the
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Installer.app, prompt you for a password if you need system-wide
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installation privileges, and install to a directory like
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:file:`/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/` (exact path depends on your
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:file:`/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/` (exact path depends on your
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python version). This directory may not be in your python 'path' variable,
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so you should test your installation with::
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export PYTHONPATH=/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH
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Naming convention issues
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. note::
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This should no longer be an issue. If it is, please
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report it to the mailing list.
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Some users have reported problems with the egg for 0.98 from the
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matplotlib download site, with ``easy_install``, getting an error::
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> easy_install ./matplotlib-0.98.0-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg
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removing '/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/matplotlib-0.98.0-py2.5-
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...snip...
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Reading http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net
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Reading http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/matplotlib/0.91.3
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No local packages or download links found for matplotlib==0.98.0
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error: Could not find suitable distribution for
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Requirement.parse('matplotlib==0.98.0')
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If you rename ``matplotlib-0.98.0-py2.5-macosx-10.3-fat.egg`` to
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``matplotlib-0.98.0-py2.5.egg``, ``easy_install`` will install it from
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the disk. Many Mac OS X eggs have cruft at the end of the filename,
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which prevents their installation through easy_install. Renaming is
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all it takes to install them; still, it's annoying.
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Choose the files that match your version of python (eg ``py2.5`` if
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you installed Python 2.5) which have the ``exe`` extension. If you
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Choose the files that match your version of python (eg ``py2.7`` if
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you installed Python 2.7) which have the ``exe`` extension. If you
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haven't already installed python, you can get the official version
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