I'd like to use SciPy on FreeBSD I've installed all the dependencies (all from FreeBSD ports collection): python 2.3.4 py-numeric 23.1 atlas 3.6.0 fftw 2.1.5 djbfft 0.76 But when I build scipy, there are many error messages (attached below) looks like it cannot find the lapack and blas lib I think maybe because FreeBSD changes it's name ... 195:-lalapack.1 => /usr/local/lib/libalapack.so.1 197:-lcblas.1 => /usr/local/lib/libcblas.so.1 198:-lf77blas.1 => /usr/local/lib/libf77blas.so.1 200:-lalapack_r.1 => /usr/local/lib/libalapack_r.so.1 202:-lcblas_r.1 => /usr/local/lib/libcblas_r.so.1 203:-lf77blas_r.1 => /usr/local/lib/libf77blas_r.so.1 205:-lptcblas.1 => /usr/local/lib/libptcblas.so.1 206:-lptf77blas.1 => /usr/local/lib/libptf77blas.so.1 How can I let scipy find these libs ? lapack_opt_info: atlas_threads_info: scipy_distutils.system_info.atlas_threads_info scipy_core/scipy_distutils/system_info.py:595: UserWarning: ********************************************************************* Could not find lapack library within the ATLAS installation. ********************************************************************* warnings.warn(message) FOUND: libraries = ['ptf77blas', 'ptcblas', 'atlas'] library_dirs = ['/usr/local/lib'] language = c define_macros = [('ATLAS_WITHOUT_LAPACK', None)] include_dirs = ['/usr/local/include'] running build_src building extension "atlas_version" sources adding 'build/src/atlas_version_0x1f56736.c' to sources. running build_ext customize UnixCCompiler customize UnixCCompiler using build_ext lapack_info: NOT AVAILABLE scipy_core/scipy_distutils/system_info.py:916: UserWarning: Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) libraries not found. Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the scipy_distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack]) or by setting the LAPACK environment variable. warnings.warn(LapackNotFoundError.__doc__) lapack_src_info: NOT AVAILABLE scipy_core/scipy_distutils/system_info.py:919: UserWarning: Lapack (http://www.netlib.org/lapack/) sources not found. Directories to search for the sources can be specified in the scipy_distutils/site.cfg file (section [lapack_src]) or by setting the LAPACK_SRC environment variable. warnings.warn(LapackSrcNotFoundError.__doc__) NOT AVAILABLE Traceback (most recent call last): File "setup.py", line 110, in ? setup_package(ignore_packages) File "setup.py", line 83, in setup_package ignore_packages = ignore_packages) File "scipy_core/scipy_distutils/misc_util.py", line 459, in get_subpackages config = setup_module.configuration(*args) File "/tmp/py-scipy/work/SciPy_complete-0.3/Lib/linalg/setup_linalg.py", line 40, in configuration raise NotFoundError,'no lapack/blas resources found' scipy_distutils.system_info.NotFoundError: no lapack/blas resources found -- Pi seconds is a nanocentury. --- Tom Duff