On 2/15/07, Charles R Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/12/07, LUK ShunTim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David Cournapeau wrote: > > > Keith Goodman wrote: > > >> On 2/11/07, David Cournapeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > My impression is that binary distribution of numpy is a big problem > > > > > for many linux users, and that is entry barrier for many users (I may > > > > > be wrong, that's just an impression from the ML). > > > > > Do all of the major GNU/Linux distributions have recent versions of > > > > > NumPy? > > > > Debian Etch is at NumPy 1.0.1 > > > I think debian has numpy now (I am not using debian on workstation > > > anymore, so I am not really following), but what about new versions of > > > numpy/scipy ? If I want to give some of my code to people in my lab who > > > do not use the same distribution than me, can I give a 10 minutes > > > instructions set to have everything ? > > > > > > > "Bleeding-edge apt-get repository" according to their web page. > > "To use it add the following line to you /etc/apt/sources.list" > > > > deb http://deb-scipy.alioth.debian.org/apt ./ > > Yep. In general, if you are using a Linux distro it is quite easy to use the > svn repository. It seem to be on the Mac and Windows that folks have > problems, particularly in filling the dependencies on Atlas if they want > efficiency. > > That said, Numpy and MatplotLab have settled enough that the standard > packages are probably adequate.
While this is true for people admining their own machines, this is not the case for people without root access. For example, it is a major hassle to install numpy on the computers at my university for exactly this reason. It would be nice to have a self contained build of numpy/scipy/matplotlib for these cases. Keir _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
