[wxPython-users] wxmsw26u_vc_enthought.dll not found ?

[Christopher Barker]

Matthieu Brucher wrote:
> Sorry, that must be thus some misunderstanding. What is sure is that the 
> compilation of Matplotlib does indicate that the wxAgg backend will not 
> be compiled

True

> (so the not supported part, tehre was some messages about 
> using the wx backend directly), and that I had this message with 
> wxPython 2.8 and a recent (back then) Matplotlib.

Right. Here's the story:

Before wxPython2.6, some compiled C++ code was written that allowed an 
efficient transfer of data from the Agg buffer to a wxBitmap. This 
turned out to be a real pain, as it needed to be compiled against a 
particular version of wx, and it would only work against that version.

In wxPython2.8 some addition methods were introduced that allowed that 
same efficient transfer of the buffer with pure python code. this the 
compiled code is no longer necessary, and wxAgg works just fine with 
wxPython2.8

-Chris




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