error building matplotlib 1.3.1

gistfile1.txt

$ more build.log
running ['bash', '../bash_script']
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Downloading http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-0.6.28.tar.gz
Extracting in /tmp/tmpVwXcvd
Now working in /tmp/tmpVwXcvd/distribute-0.6.28
Building a Distribute egg in /mnt/home/BQ7yqT2q/proteus/hashstack/bld/matplotlib-n-fxuj/src
/mnt/home/BQ7yqT2q/proteus/hashstack/bld/matplotlib-n-fxuj/src/distribute-0.6.28-py2.7.egg
============================================================================
Edit setup.cfg to change the build options
 
BUILDING MATPLOTLIB
            matplotlib: yes [1.3.1]
                python: yes [2.7.5 (default, Oct  6 2013, 16:33:03)  [GCC
                        4.6.3]]
              platform: yes [linux2]
 
REQUIRED DEPENDENCIES AND EXTENSIONS
                 numpy: yes [version 1.7.1]
              dateutil: yes [dateutil was not found. It is required for date
                        axis support. pip/easy_install may attempt to
                        install it after matplotlib.]
               tornado: yes [tornado was not found. It is required for the
                        WebAgg backend. pip/easy_install may attempt to
                        install it after matplotlib.]
             pyparsing: yes [pyparsing was not found. It is required for
                        mathtext support. pip/easy_install may attempt to
                        install it after matplotlib.]
                 pycxx: yes [Couldn't import.  Using local copy.]
                libagg: yes [pkg-config information for 'libagg' could not
                        be found. Using local copy.]
              freetype: yes [version 14.0.8]
                   png: yes [version 1.6.3]
 
OPTIONAL SUBPACKAGES
           sample_data: yes [installing]
              toolkits: yes [installing]
                 tests: yes [nose 0.11.1 or later is required to run the
                        matplotlib test suite]
 
OPTIONAL BACKEND EXTENSIONS
                macosx: no  [Mac OS-X only]
                qt4agg: no  [PyQt4 not found]
               gtk3agg: no  [Requires pygobject to be installed.]
             gtk3cairo: no  [Requires cairo to be installed.]
                gtkagg: no  [Requires pygtk]
                 tkagg: no  [TKAgg requires Tkinter.]
                 wxagg: no  [requires wxPython]
                   gtk: no  [Requires pygtk]
                   agg: yes [installing]
                 cairo: no  [cairo not found]
             windowing: no  [Microsoft Windows only]
 
OPTIONAL LATEX DEPENDENCIES
                dvipng: yes [version 1.14]
           ghostscript: yes [version 9.05]
                    latex: yes [version 3.1415926]
               pdftops: yes [version 0.18.4]
 
running install
error: can't create or remove files in install directory
 
The following error occurred while trying to add or remove files in the
installation directory:
 
    [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/mnt/home/BQ7yqT2q/proteus/hashstack/opt/matplotlib/fxuj/lib/python2.7/site-packages/test-easy-install-6235.write-test'
 
The installation directory you specified (via --install-dir, --prefix, or
the distutils default setting) was:
 
    /mnt/home/BQ7yqT2q/proteus/hashstack/opt/matplotlib/fxuj/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
 
This directory does not currently exist.  Please create it and try again, or
choose a different installation directory (using the -d or --install-dir
option).
 
Command '['bash', '../bash_script']' returned non-zero exit status 1
command failed (code=1); raising