From matplotlib-devel posted by Wesley.Emeneker@oit.gatech.edu

Attached is patch that moves :

#include <cstdlib> 

to before:

#include <cmath>

The Portland group compiler (v 11.8) won't build ttconv/pprdrv_tt2.cpp with the original ordering.
This is most likely a compiler bug, but changing the include order seems pretty harmless.