Hints for easy install of scipy on RHEL 4?
We installed scipy on RHEL 4 using the "built in" blas/lapack. Much of it works but some components that we need fail, apparently because RedHat's blas/lapack is incomplete. So...can anyone point me to an existing RPM of a complete blas/lapack (or a complete Atlas) that we can just use? Google showed lots of RPMs but they didn't appear to be for RedHat Enterprise Linux and I'm not unix-savvy enough to know what alternatives we can get away with. -- Russell
Russell, Is RHEL 4 necessary? I had the same problems building scipy, so I decided to save myself some grief. I installed FC 6 instead, while I wait for RHEL 5. If you have to have RHEL as opposed to FC, then I suggest you upgrade to RHEL 5beta2, which is based on FC 6/7. Just my $.02 worth. -- Paul On 2/7/07, Russell E. Owen <rowen@cesmail.net> wrote:
We installed scipy on RHEL 4 using the "built in" blas/lapack. Much of it works but some components that we need fail, apparently because RedHat's blas/lapack is incomplete.
So...can anyone point me to an existing RPM of a complete blas/lapack (or a complete Atlas) that we can just use? Google showed lots of RPMs but they didn't appear to be for RedHat Enterprise Linux and I'm not unix-savvy enough to know what alternatives we can get away with.
-- Russell
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In article <40e64fa20702071156s20437821m3a2336b3a3a2719c@mail.gmail.com>, "Paul Barrett" <pebarrett@gmail.com> wrote: (in response to my question about how to most easily obtain a scipy-friendly blas/lapack for RHEL 4, because the one that comes with RHEL 4 is not)
Is RHEL 4 necessary? I had the same problems building scipy, so I decided to save myself some grief. I installed FC 6 instead, while I wait for RHEL 5. If you have to have RHEL as opposed to FC, then I suggest you upgrade to RHEL 5beta2, which is based on FC 6/7.
That is very interesting. So if we can hold off for RHEL 5 then the problem magically goes away? I'll see if we can do that. (This is for a large department's worth of linux boxes. I don't manage them, but do have permission to install software in a space for shared software. Thus I typically can't install RPMs and can only advise when it comes to OS versions.) Regards, -- Russell
On 2/9/07, Russell E. Owen <rowen@cesmail.net> wrote:
In article <40e64fa20702071156s20437821m3a2336b3a3a2719c@mail.gmail.com>, "Paul Barrett" <pebarrett@gmail.com> wrote:
(in response to my question about how to most easily obtain a scipy-friendly blas/lapack for RHEL 4, because the one that comes with RHEL 4 is not)
Is RHEL 4 necessary? I had the same problems building scipy, so I decided to save myself some grief. I installed FC 6 instead, while I wait for RHEL 5. If you have to have RHEL as opposed to FC, then I suggest you upgrade to RHEL 5beta2, which is based on FC 6/7.
That is very interesting. So if we can hold off for RHEL 5 then the problem magically goes away? I'll see if we can do that.
(This is for a large department's worth of linux boxes. I don't manage them, but do have permission to install software in a space for shared software. Thus I typically can't install RPMs and can only advise when it comes to OS versions.)
Yes, we are in the same situation. We are beginning to investigate RHEL 5b2 now, which is available for download. RHEL 5 final was suppose to be available at the beginning of the year, but they are apparently putting some final touches on the smartcard and virtualization software, which many enterprises need. Given how stable FC 6 has been, I sure RHEL 5b2 is fine if you do not need these features. -- Paul
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