ENH: use env MPLLOCALFREETYPE for local freetype

tacaswell · tacaswell · commit 5ad9b1541397 · 2016-01-17T21:31:12.000-05:00
'or' the env value (defaults to False) with the value from setup.cfg
diff --git a/doc/devel/testing.rst b/doc/devel/testing.rst
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ matplotlib source directory::
   [test]
   local_freetype = True
 
+or by setting the ``MPLLOCALFREETYPE`` environmental variable to any true
+value.
+
 Running the tests
 -----------------
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ commands, such as:
 ``--no-network``          Disable tests that require network access
 ========================  ===========
 
-Additional arguments are passed on to nosetests. See the nose 
+Additional arguments are passed on to nosetests. See the nose
 documentation for supported arguments. Some of the more important ones are given
 here:
 
diff --git a/setupext.py b/setupext.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
 else:
     config = None
 
+lft = bool(os.environ.get('MPLLOCALFREETYPE', False))
+options['local_freetype'] = lft or options['local_freetype']
+
 
 def get_win32_compiler():
     """
