Anne Archibald wrote: >> The problem is that everyone has a different "basic". What we really >> need is an easier way for folks to use sub-packages of scipy. I've found >> myself hand-extracting just what I need, too. > > Maybe I've been spoiled by using Linux, but my answer to this sort of > thing is always "just install scipy already". If it's not already > packaged for your operating system (e.g. Linux, OSX, or Windows), is > it really difficult to compile it yourself?
yes, it is. I think the Windows builds are pretty good, but with the MS compiler mess, that can be a pain, too (64 bit issues have not been resolved, though I guess not for numpy either...). And it is certainly not trivial to do yourself. I suffer on OS-X: what with Apple's Python, python.org's one, fink, macports, etc, then you have OS-X version 10.4 - 10.6 to support, and both PPC and Intel, and all of this with Fortran code, it really is a mess. Also, I deliver stand-alone tools, built with py2exe and py2app, and really don't like to be delivering the entire pile of scipy when I do. So yes, it's still an issue. > (If so, perhaps post a > report to scipy-user and see if we can fix it so it isn't.) -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer Emergency Response Division NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception [email protected] _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list [email protected] http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
