@@ -154,14 +154,10 @@ Build requirements
154154==================
155155
156156These are external packages which you will need to install before
157- installing matplotlib. Windows users only need the first two (python
158- and numpy) since the others are built into the matplotlib Windows
159- installers available for download at `the download page
160- <http://matplotlib.org/downloads.html>`_. If you are
161- building on OSX, see :ref:`build_osx`. If you are installing
162- dependencies with a package manager on Linux, you may need to install
163- the development packages (look for a "-dev" postfix) in addition to
164- the libraries themselves.
157+ installing matplotlib. If you are building on OSX, see
158+ :ref:`build_osx`. If you are installing dependencies with a package
159+ manager on Linux, you may need to install the development packages
160+ (look for a "-dev" postfix) in addition to the libraries themselves.
165161
166162.. note::
167163
@@ -198,29 +194,12 @@ the libraries themselves.
198194 using pip, easy_install or installing from source, the installer
199195 will attempt to download and install `pyparsing` from PyPI.
200196
201- <<<<<<< HEAD
202- **Optional dependencies**
197+ six 1.3 or later
198+ Python 2/3 compatibility library. This is also a dependency of
199+ :term:`dateutil`.
203200
204- `Pillow http://python-imaging.github.io/`__
205- If Pillow is installed, matplotlib can read and write a larger
206- selection of image file formats.
207201
208202**Optional GUI frameworks**
209- =======
210- libpng 1.2 (or later)
211- library for loading and saving :term:`PNG` files (`download
212- <http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html>`__). libpng requires
213- zlib. If you are a Windows user, you can ignore this because we
214- build support into the matplotlib single-click installer
215-
216- :term:`freetype` 1.4 (or later)
217- library for reading true type font files. If you are a windows
218- user, you can ignore this since we build support into the
219- matplotlib single click installer.
220-
221-
222- **Optional**
223- >>>>>>> upstream/v1.3.x
224203
225204These are optional packages which you may want to install to use
226205matplotlib with a user interface toolkit. See
@@ -241,6 +220,34 @@ backends and the capabilities they provide.
241220 The python wrappers for the wx widgets library for use with the
242221 WX or WXAgg backend
243222
223+ **Optional external programs**
224+
225+ ffmpeg/avconv or mencoder
226+ Required for the animation module to be save out put to movie
227+ formats.
228+
229+ ImageMagick
230+ Required for the animation module to be able to save to animated gif.
231+
232+ **Optional dependencies**
233+
234+ `Pillow http://python-imaging.github.io/`__
235+ If Pillow is installed, matplotlib can read and write a larger
236+ selection of image file formats.
237+
238+
239+ :term:`freetype` 1.4 (or later)
240+ library for reading true type font files. If you are a windows
241+ user, you can ignore this since we build support into the
242+ matplotlib single click installer.
243+
244+
245+ libpng 1.2 (or later)
246+ library for loading and saving :term:`PNG` files (`download
247+ <http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html>`__). libpng requires
248+ zlib. If you are a Windows user, you can ignore this because we
249+ build support into the matplotlib single-click installer
250+
244251**Required libraries that ship with matplotlib**
245252
246253:term:`agg` 2.4
@@ -251,6 +258,13 @@ backends and the capabilities they provide.
251258`PyCXX` 6.2.4
252259 A library for writing Python extensions in C++.
253260
261+ `qhull` 2012.1
262+ A library for computing convex hulls. Used for computing triangulation
263+ and meshes.
264+
265+ `ttconv`
266+ truetype font utility
267+
254268.. _build_osx:
255269
256270Building on OSX
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