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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[Bug]: mpltype custom role breaks sphinx build for third-party projects that have intersphinx links to matplotlib","articleBody":"### Bug summary\n\nSphinx docs builds for third-party packages that have intersphinx cross-references to matplotlib are now failing with the following error message:\r\n\r\n```\r\nUnknown interpreted text role \"mpltype\".\r\n```\r\n\r\nThis is because #27557 and Matplotlib 3.9.0 added the `:mpltype:` custom role to the docs. Would you please provide some guidance for how packages that depend on Matplotlib should be building their sphinx docs?\n\n### Code for reproduction\n\n```Python\n# See https://git.ligo.org/lscsoft/ligo.skymap\n```\n\n\n### Actual outcome\n\nSee https://git.ligo.org/leo-singer/ligo.skymap/-/jobs/3342134\n\n### Expected outcome\n\nBuild should complete without errors\n\n### Additional information\n\n_No response_\n\n### Operating system\n\n_No response_\n\n### Matplotlib Version\n\n3.9.0\n\n### Matplotlib Backend\n\n_No response_\n\n### Python version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Jupyter version\n\n_No response_\n\n### Installation\n\npip","author":{"url":"https://github.com/lpsinger","@type":"Person","name":"lpsinger"},"datePublished":"2024-05-16T13:56:24.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":11},"url":"https://github.com/28234/matplotlib/issues/28234"}