Hi Paul, thanks for your answer! I was not aware of numpy.show_config().
However, it does not say anything about libamd.a and libumfpack.a, right? How do I know if they were successfully linked (statically)? Does anybody have a clue? greetings Samuel _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion