bump matplotlib (with its deps) to 3.10.1

[dimpase]

Sage's current matplotlib in some cases wants numpy 1.
See https://groups.google.com/g/sage-release/c/TkPM0xL2fFA/m/qQwVExhcBAAJ

Thus we bump it to 3.10,1, along with its deps

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[dimpase]

@enriqueartal does this fix the issue you reported?

[enriqueartal]

@enriqueartal does this fix the issue you reported?

I am unable to compile matplotlib, it complains it cannot download freetype; I can do it but apparently the script cannot.

[enriqueartal]

Update. I installed matplotlib with sage -pip install; now I can use system jupyterlab and the variable SAGE_NUM_THREADS works. Anyway, I do not understand why freetype cannot be downloaded. I use the same url than the script with wget and it works.

[dimpase]

sorry, there is an unexpected by me snag - it requires an old version of meson to build.

[dimpase]

sorry, there is an unexpected by me snag - it requires an old version of meson to build.

It seems that meson and matplotlib folks have a philosophical disagreement whether meson should support links, see
mesonbuild/meson-python#713

So now we have an unpleasant choice of

1. fixing a non-meson build of matplotlib
2. downgrade meson

[dimpase]

we really don't want an old version of freetype anywhere close to our systems. it's some silly matplotlib leftover which they forgot all about, while switching to meson...

[enriqueartal]

I guess there is no easy solution. Is it one to install matplotlib with sage -pip install instead its compilation?

[dnicolodi]

sorry, there is an unexpected by me snag - it requires an old version of meson to build.

It seems that meson and matplotlib folks have a philosophical disagreement whether meson should support links, see mesonbuild/meson-python#713

So now we have an unpleasant choice of

1. fixing a non-meson build of matplotlib

2. downgrade meson

This is incorrect. First, the issue is with meson-python and not meson: if you were, you would have to downgrade meson-python not meson. Second, there is no disagreement about supporting symlinks in meson-python: the meson-python maintainer stated that support for symklinks in sdists is desired feature. However, the matplotlib maintainers that submitted the PR adding the support back have not followed up after a first round of comments on the path. Third, the issue is with generating an sdist from Matplotlib, not with compiling Matplotlib

[dimpase]

@enriqueartal - does this work now? It does for me (not that I understand why it works now - perhaps passing these extra parameters bypasses the version check)

EDIT: the latest commit enables an alternative build, which does not use meson-py, to succeed.

[enriqueartal]

Make is successful, SAGE_NUM_THREADS value is accepted and system jupyterlab works with this kernel. Thanks!

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[dimpase]

Make is successful, SAGE_NUM_THREADS value is accepted and system jupyterlab works with this kernel. Thanks!

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