develop Matplotlib or just need the latest bugfixed version, grab the

latest git version, and see:ref:`install-from-git`.

The standard environment variables `CC`, `CXX`, `PKG_CONFIG` are respected.

This means you can set them if your toolchain is prefixed. This may be used for

cross compiling.

::

The standard environment variables:envvar:`CC`,:envvar:`CXX`,

:envvar:`PKG_CONFIG` are respected. This means you can set them if your

toolchain is prefixed. This may be used for cross compiling. ::

The following libraries are shipped with Matplotlib:

- `Agg`: the Anti-Grain Geometry C++ rendering engine;

- `qhull`: to compute Delaunay triangulation;

- `ttconv`: a TrueType font utility.

- ``Agg``: the Anti-Grain Geometry C++ rendering engine;

- ``qhull``: to compute Delaunay triangulation;

- ``ttconv``: a TrueType font utility.

.. _build_linux:

Prefixed pkg-config for building

Handling of`pkg-config` has been fixed in so far as it is now

possible to set itusing the environment variable `PKG_CONFIG`. This

is important if yourtoolchain is prefixed. This is done in a simpilar

way as setting `CC`or `CXX` before building. An example follows.

Handling of pkg-config has been fixed in so far as it is now possible to set it

using the environment variable:envvar:`PKG_CONFIG`. This is important if your

toolchain is prefixed. This is done in a simpilar way as setting:envvar:`CC`

or:envvar:`CXX` before building. An example follows.

export PKG_CONFIG=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-pkg-config