Matt, perhaps we can identify this in the build script and exit with a
clear description of the problem?


On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Yuwei Cui <[email protected]> wrote:

> It is currently noted after the "Build and Install NuPIC" section on the
> getting started page, which is easy to be ignored.
>
> It might be better to make this point clear in the .bashrc file. I suggest
> the following change
>
> # Installation path *(must be different from the repo path)*
> export NTA=$HOME/nta/eng
> # Target source/repo path. Defaults to $PWD
> export NUPIC=/path/to/repo
> # Convenience variable for temporary build files
> export BUILDDIR=/tmp/ntabuild
> # Number of jobs to run in parallel (optional)
> export MK_JOBS=3
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is there a place in the README or one Getting Started installation
>> guides that we should note that? Where's the best place?
>> ---------
>> Matt Taylor
>> OS Community Flag-Bearer
>> Numenta
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Yuwei Cui <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > This completely solved my problem. Yes, I should compile it in a
>> different
>> > directory. Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 8:49 PM, Freeman 77 <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I was having the same issue, you do NOT want to build the code inside
>> the
>> >> nupic folder, it MUST be compiled in another directory as specified in
>> the
>> >> wiki.
>> >> nupic: "$HOME/nupic"
>> >> nta: "$HOME/nta/eng"
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> El 15-02-2014, a las 19:24, "Yuwei Cui" <[email protected]>
>> escribió:
>> >>
>> >> I have encountered the same problem with running the tests.
>> >>
>> >> Moreover, I also tried to run the python test example "hotgym" using
>> >>
>> >> $NUPIC/examples/opf/clients/hotgym/hotgym.py
>> >>
>> >> and got the following error
>> >>
>> >> from nupic.data.datasethelpers import findDataset
>> >> ImportError: No module named nupic.data.datasethelpers
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone know what's wrong with the tests? Thanks in advance!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Justin Souter <
>> [email protected]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> After building successfully (Mac OS X) I tried to run the tests via
>> the
>> >>> recommended commands:
>> >>>
>> >>> $NTA/bin/htmtest
>> >>> $NTA/bin/testeverything
>> >>>
>> >>> But the target files can't be found.
>> >>>
>> >>> My $NTA is:
>> >>>
>> >>>  /Users/justin/dev/nupic/nta/eng
>> >>>
>> >>> I looked at the build log in /tmp/ntabuild/stdout.txt and I see the
>> line:
>> >>>
>> >>> Entering 'nta'
>> >>>
>> >>> Followed several lines later by:
>> >>>
>> >>> Removing eng/
>> >>>
>> >>> So that explains why the test path is invalid, but why is the build
>> >>> script deleting that directory?
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