Yes, these steps worked: sudo port clean gcc44 sudo port selfupdate sudo port upgrade outdated sudo port install gcc44
I was then able to install py27-scipy. On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote: > On Oct 28, 2011, at 14:26, Joe VanAndel wrote: > >> macports states that it is building gcc44, and after several hours, I >> don't see any real progress . I have two 'f951' tasks running, each >> consuming 2.8GB of real memory (and as much as 32GB of virtual). >> >> I've got 12GB of RAM, but my 2 x 8Ghz Dual-core Xeon Mac Pro is almost >> unusable while this build is running. > > We are currently having a problem building the gcc ports with OS X 10.7.2 / > Xcode 4.2. > > https://trac.macports.org/ticket/31604#comment:84 > > Please read my last comment in that ticket and see if my suggestion helps and > let us know. > > >> The instructions for building scipy for Mac OS 10.7 refer to >> installing gfortran from >> http://r.research.att.com/gfortran-lion-5666-3.pkg . Is there any way >> to build scipy in macports using that compiler? >> >> It looks like the scipy dependencies assumes that macports needs to >> build a fortran compiler from source. > > Please do not install some other fortran compiler; it could interfere with > the build of this or other ports (as installing other fortran compilers > already has many times before, for example the libtool port). > > > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list macports-users@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users