missing matplotlib agg backend for builder

Asked by Timmie

The following recipe fails:
https://code.launchpad.net/~pythonxy/+archive/individual-devel/+build/3116522

with
[...]
test_upsample_generic (pandas.tests.test_functions.TestReductions) ... ok
test_upsample_max (pandas.tests.test_functions.TestReductions) ... ok
test_upsample_mean (pandas.tests.test_functions.TestReductions) ... ok
test_upsample_min (pandas.tests.test_functions.TestReductions) ... ok
test_boxplot (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestDataFramePlots) ... ERROR
test_hist (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestDataFramePlots) ... ERROR
test_plot (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestDataFramePlots) ... ERROR
test_plot_bar (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestDataFramePlots) ... ERROR
test_plot_int_columns (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestDataFramePlots) ... ERROR
test_hist (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestSeriesPlots) ... ERROR
test_plot (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestSeriesPlots) ... ERROR
test_agg_apply_corner (pandas.tests.test_groupby.TestGroupBy) ... ok
test_agg_must_agg (pandas.tests.test_groupby.TestGroupBy) ... ok
test_agg_python_multiindex (pandas.tests.test_groupby.TestGroupBy) ... ok

[...]

ERROR: test_boxplot (pandas.tests.test_graphics.TestDataFramePlots)
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Traceback (most recent call last):

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see the log:
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/90900640/buildlog.txt.gz

according to Pandas develpers, the matplotlib installation of the builder is missing the AGG backend:
https://github.com/wesm/pandas/issues/674

Could this be installed?

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This question was originally filed as bug #921243.

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Robert Collins (lifeless) said :
#1

The builders install what package dependencies tell them to install: the issue you are having is user data, not a code bug.

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Aaron Bentley (abentley) said :
#2

Robert explained the solution.

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