Re: [Numpy-discussion] Numpy-1.0.3 RPM install failure on SUSE 10.2

2007-06-09 Thread David Cournapeau
rex wrote: > > I tried Debian a couple of years ago and the Devil I know (somewhat) > seemed a better choice. Perhaps I should try again. Debian installer improved a lot the last few years. Otherwise, try Ubuntu, which is easier to install than mac os x on supported hardware (I am not kidding). B

[Numpy-discussion] Editing the SciPy wiki pages

2007-06-09 Thread rex
While compiling Numpy using MKL9.1 is fresh in my mind, I'd like to update some things in the /Installing_SciPy/Linux page. I've registered as a user, but still am not allowed to edit the page. What's required? (I run a couple of Mediawiki sites, so it shouldn't take me long to do simple edits in

[Numpy-discussion] VMWare Virtual Appliance of Ubuntu with numpy, scipy, matplotlib, and ipython available

2007-06-09 Thread Andrew Straw
This is a note to announce the availability of a VMWare Virtual Appliance with Ubuntu linux with numpy, scipy, matplotlib, and ipython installed. This should make it relatively easy to try out the software. The VMWare Player and VMWare Server are available for no cost from http://www.vmware.co

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Compiling Numpy with Intel MKL9.1 on SUSE10.2 (Solved!)

2007-06-09 Thread rex
rex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-09 11:02]: > I changed the cc_exe line in > numpy-1.0.3/numpy/distutils/intelccompiler.py to: > > cc_exe = 'icc -msse3 -xP -fast' #Core 2 Duo > > >From the numpy-1.03 directory executed: > > python setup.py config --compiler=intel build_clib --compiler=intel bui

[Numpy-discussion] Compiling Numpy with Intel MKL9.1 on SUSE10.2

2007-06-09 Thread rex
I changed the cc_exe line in numpy-1.0.3/numpy/distutils/intelccompiler.py to: cc_exe = 'icc -msse3 -xP -fast' #Core 2 Duo >From the numpy-1.03 directory executed: python setup.py config --compiler=intel build_clib --compiler=intel build_ext --compiler=intel install --prefix=/usr/local/ [muc

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Numpy-1.0.3 RPM install failure on SUSE 10.2

2007-06-09 Thread rex
David Cournapeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-09 06:35]: > rex wrote: > > > > I've been using SUSE since version > > 6.4, and it's always a battle to get Numpy/SciPy running. > > This is really Suse fault, honnestly. As Fedora, they have mostly broken > blas or lapack, or at least had for a long

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Numpy-1.0.3 RPM install failure on SUSE 10.2

2007-06-09 Thread David Cournapeau
rex wrote: > > Thanks for the response. Numpy/SciPy has always been one of the most > difficult packages to install I've ever encountered (I've installed > hundreds of tarballs over the years). I've been using SUSE since version > 6.4, and it's always a battle to get Numpy/SciPy running. I succeed

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Numpy-1.0.3 RPM install failure on SUSE 10.2

2007-06-09 Thread Gael Varoquaux
On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 01:19:41AM -0700, rex wrote: > Thanks for the response. Numpy/SciPy has always been one of the most > difficult packages to install I've ever encountered (I've installed > hundreds of tarballs over the years). I've been using SUSE since version > 6.4, and it's always a battl

Re: [Numpy-discussion] Numpy-1.0.3 RPM install failure on SUSE 10.2

2007-06-09 Thread rex
David Cournapeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-08 22:49]: > rex wrote: > > I don't know if this is the appropriate place for this, but thanks for > > any pointers to what the problem is. > > > > -rex > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "", line 1, in > > File "/usr/lib/python2.5