It allows the check on egg dependencies IIRC Matthieu
2007/11/12, Keith Goodman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I noticed that > > python setup.py install --prefix=/usr/local > > installs a new file called numpy-1.0.5.dev4445.egg-info. It used to be > that files were only installed in > /usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy. > > What is the file used for? > > $ cat /usr/local/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy-1.0.5.dev4445.egg-info > Metadata-Version: 1.0 > Name: numpy > Version: 1.0.5.dev4445 > Summary: NumPy: array processing for numbers, strings, records, and > objects. > Home-page: http://numeric.scipy.org > Author: NumPy Developers > Author-email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > License: BSD > Download-URL: > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1369&package_id=175103 > Description: NumPy is a general-purpose array-processing package designed > to > efficiently manipulate large multi-dimensional arrays of arbitrary > records without sacrificing too much speed for small > multi-dimensional > arrays. NumPy is built on the Numeric code base and adds features > introduced by numarray as well as an extended C-API and the > ability to > create arrays of arbitrary type which also makes NumPy suitable > for > interfacing with general-purpose data-base applications. > > There are also basic facilities for discrete fourier transform, > basic linear algebra and random number generation. > > Platform: Windows > Platform: Linux > Platform: Solaris > Platform: Mac OS-X > Platform: Unix > Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta > Classifier: Intended Audience :: Science/Research > Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers > Classifier: License :: OSI Approved > Classifier: Programming Language :: C > Classifier: Programming Language :: Python > Classifier: Topic :: Software Development > Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering > Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows > Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX > Classifier: Operating System :: Unix > Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS > _______________________________________________ > Numpy-discussion mailing list > [email protected] > http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > -- French PhD student Website : http://miles.developpez.com/ Blogs : http://matt.eifelle.com and http://blog.developpez.com/?blog=92 LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieubrucher
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