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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: Editable install seems broken","articleBody":"### Bug summary\r\n\r\nPossibly realted to the Port of the build system to Meson #26621. Ping @QuLogic \r\n\r\n### Code for reproduction\r\n\r\n```python\r\n# standard installation procedure according to:\r\n# https://matplotlib.org/stable/devel/development_setup.html#create-a-dedicated-environment\r\nconda env create -f environment.yml\r\nconda activate mpl-dev\r\npython -m pip install -e .\r\npython -c \"import matplotlib; print(matplotlib.__file__)\"\r\n```\r\n\r\nNote: A non-editable install `python -m pip install .` works.\r\n\r\n\r\n### Actual outcome\r\n\r\n```\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"\u003cstring\u003e\", line 1, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n  File \"\u003cfrozen importlib._bootstrap\u003e\", line 1176, in _find_and_load\r\n  File \"\u003cfrozen importlib._bootstrap\u003e\", line 1138, in _find_and_load_unlocked\r\n  File \"\u003cfrozen importlib._bootstrap\u003e\", line 1078, in _find_spec\r\n  File \"/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/lib/python3.11/site-packages/_matplotlib_editable_loader.py\", line 271, in find_spec\r\n    tree = self.rebuild()\r\n           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\r\n  File \"/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/lib/python3.11/site-packages/_matplotlib_editable_loader.py\", line 312, in rebuild\r\n    subprocess.run(self._build_cmd, cwd=self._build_path, env=env, stdout=stdout, check=True)\r\n  File \"/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/lib/python3.11/subprocess.py\", line 571, in run\r\n    raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,\r\nsubprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/home/tim/anaconda3/envs/mpl-dev/bin/ninja']' returned non-zero exit status 1.```\r\n```\r\n\r\n### Matplotlib Version\r\n\r\nmain branch\r\n\r\n### Python version\r\n\r\n3.11.6\r\n\r\n### Installation\r\n\r\ngit checkout","author":{"url":"https://github.com/timhoffm","@type":"Person","name":"timhoffm"},"datePublished":"2023-10-05T20:43:21.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":7},"url":"https://github.com/27005/matplotlib/issues/27005"}