matploltib latex error with plot_detailed_evolution: type1ec missing

[avivajpeyi]

example_compas_output_path = '/home/runner/work/COMPAS/COMPAS/py_tests/../misc/examples/methods_paper_plots/detailed_evolution/COMPAS_Output/COMPAS_Output.h5'
capsys = <_pytest.capture.CaptureFixture object at 0x7f2580b09580>
test_archive_dir = '/home/runner/work/COMPAS/COMPAS/py_tests/test_artifacts'

    def test_plotter(example_compas_output_path, capsys, test_archive_dir):
        data_path = example_compas_output_path
        bse_detailed_out_path = os.path.join(
            os.path.dirname(data_path), "Detailed_Output/BSE_Detailed_Output_0.h5"
        )
        t0 = time.time()
>       plot_detailed_evolution.run_main_plotter(
            bse_detailed_out_path, outdir=test_archive_dir, show=False
        )

py_tests/test_plot_detailed_evolution.py:13: 
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compas_python_utils/detailed_evolution_plotter/plot_detailed_evolution.py:38: in run_main_plotter
    makeDetailedPlots(Data, events, outdir=outdir)
compas_python_utils/detailed_evolution_plotter/plot_detailed_evolution.py:116: in makeDetailedPlots
    fig.tight_layout(h_pad=1, w_pad=1, rect=(0.08, 0.08, .98, .98), pad=0.)  # (left, bottom, right, top)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/figure.py:[35](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:36)44: in tight_layout
    engine.execute(self)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/layout_engine.py:184: in execute
    kwargs = get_tight_layout_figure(
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/_tight_layout.py:266: in get_tight_layout_figure
    kwargs = _auto_adjust_subplotpars(fig, renderer,
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/_tight_layout.py:82: in _auto_adjust_subplotpars
    bb += [martist._get_tightbbox_for_layout_only(ax, renderer)]
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py:1415: in _get_tightbbox_for_layout_only
    return obj.get_tightbbox(*args, **{**kwargs, "for_layout_only": True})
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/axes/_base.py:4385: in get_tightbbox
    ba = martist._get_tightbbox_for_layout_only(axis, renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/artist.py:1415: in _get_tightbbox_for_layout_only
    return obj.get_tightbbox(*args, **{**kwargs, "for_layout_only": True})
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:1325: in get_tightbbox
    self._update_label_position(renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:2304: in _update_label_position
    bboxes, bboxes2 = self._get_tick_boxes_siblings(renderer=renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:2100: in _get_tick_boxes_siblings
    tlb, tlb2 = axis._get_ticklabel_bboxes(ticks_to_draw, renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:1304: in _get_ticklabel_bboxes
    return ([tick.label1.get_window_extent(renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/axis.py:1304: in <listcomp>
    return ([tick.label1.get_window_extent(renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/text.py:959: in get_window_extent
    bbox, info, descent = self._get_layout(self._renderer)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/text.py:378: in _get_layout
    _, lp_h, lp_d = _get_text_metrics_with_cache(
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/text.py:97: in _get_text_metrics_with_cache
    return _get_text_metrics_with_cache_impl(
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/text.py:105: in _get_text_metrics_with_cache_impl
    return renderer_ref().get_text_width_height_descent(text, fontprop, ismath)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_agg.py:226: in get_text_width_height_descent
    return super().get_text_width_height_descent(s, prop, ismath)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/backend_bases.py:645: in get_text_width_height_descent
    return self.get_texmanager().get_text_width_height_descent(
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/texmanager.py:[36](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:37)8: in get_text_width_height_descent
    dvifile = cls.make_dvi(tex, fontsize)
/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/texmanager.py:300: in make_dvi
    cls._run_checked_subprocess(
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cls = <class 'matplotlib.texmanager.TexManager'>
command = ['latex', '-interaction=nonstopmode', '--halt-on-error', '--output-directory=tmp2fs_p1lc', '574b56a74699b34bb0ed5083ffe19a26.tex']
tex = 'lp'

    @classmethod
    def _run_checked_subprocess(cls, command, tex, *, cwd=None):
        _log.debug(cbook._pformat_subprocess(command))
        try:
            report = subprocess.check_output(
                command, cwd=cwd if cwd is not None else cls.texcache,
                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
        except FileNotFoundError as exc:
            raise RuntimeError(
                'Failed to process string with tex because {} could not be '
                'found'.format(command[0])) from exc
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
>           raise RuntimeError(
                '{prog} was not able to process the following string:\n'
                '{tex!r}\n\n'
                'Here is the full command invocation and its output:\n\n'
                '{format_command}\n\n'
                '{exc}\n\n'.format(
                    prog=command[0],
                    format_command=cbook._pformat_subprocess(command),
                    tex=tex.encode('unicode_escape'),
                    exc=exc.output.decode('utf-8', 'backslashreplace'))
                ) from None
E           RuntimeError: latex was not able to process the following string:
E           b'lp'
E           
E           Here is the full command invocation and its output:
E           
E           latex -interaction=nonstopmode --halt-on-error --output-directory=tmp2fs_p1lc 574b56a74699b34bb0ed5083ffe19a26.tex
E           
E           This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.[40](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:41).20 (TeX Live 2019/Debian) (preloaded format=latex)
E            restricted \write18 enabled.
E           entering extended mode
E           (./574b56a7[46](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:47)99b34bb0ed[50](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:51)83ffe19a26.tex
E           LaTeX2e <2020-02-02> patch level 2
E           L3 programming layer <2020-02-14>
E           (/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
E           Document Class: article 2019/12/20 v1.4l Standard LaTeX document class
E           (/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
E           (/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/type1cm/type1cm.sty)
E           
E           ! LaTeX Error: File `type1ec.sty' not found.
E           
E           Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
E           or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)
E           
E           Enter file name: 
E           ! Emergency stop.
E           <read *> 
E                    
E           l.9 \usepackage
E                          [utf8]{inputenc}^^M
E           No pages of output.
E           Transcript written on tmp2fs_p1lc/574b[56](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:57)a74699b34bb0ed5083ffe19a26.log.

/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.9.17/x64/lib/python3.9/site-packages/matplotlib/texmanager.py:2[63](https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283#step:7:64): RuntimeError

https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/5773781649/job/15661136283

Maybe related to
matplotlib/matplotlib#16911

[avivajpeyi]

This passes on my local machine... arggg

[avivajpeyi]

Error was on the latex install on the gitub-action runner CI. Fixed by github.

[avivajpeyi]

Nope, not fixed. I think we need to install/add and cache latex to the runner? Why is this not an issue with other py packages?

[ilyamandel]

@avivajpeyi -- if this issue can't be resolved (i.e., we are giving up on github making these plots as part of CI), should we close it?

[avivajpeyi]

Hey @ilyamandel -- i managed to fix this (hopefully for good!) in #1087

For example, see your latest PR's plot here
https://github.com/TeamCOMPAS/COMPAS/actions/runs/8963036295