On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:57, Charles R Harris
<charlesr.harris@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:41, Charles R Harris
>> <charlesr.harris@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > So, the following oddities remain for Python2.3 :
>> >
>> > Failed importing numpy.f2py.lib.extgen: update() takes no keyword
>> > arguments
>> > <snip>
>> > ctypes is not available on this python: skipping the test (import error
>> > was:
>> > ctypes is not available.)
>> > No distutils available, skipping test.
>> >
>> >
>> > The missing ctypes shouldn't be a problem. I don't know what to make of
>> > the
>> > f2py import failure or if it matters.
>>
>> Everything in numpy/f2py/lib/ is the unfinished G3 version of f2py,
>> whose development has moved to Launchpad. It has been removed from the
>> trunk, and errors in it can be ignored for 1.1.x.
>>
>> > Nor do I understand what No distutils
>> > available implies. Anyone have ideas?
>>
>> It's another ctypes skipped test.
>> numpy/tests/test_ctypes.py:TestLoadLibrary.check_basic2().
>
> OK, thanks. Can I take it that we are good to go as far as the tests show?

I think so.

Although... would it be a problem to just remove the f2py stuff? That would get rid of one confusing message.

Chuck