[Numpy-discussion] 64-bit windows numpy / scipy wheels for testing

[Sturla Molden]

Ralf Gommers <ralf.gommers at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd be interested to hear if those work well for you. For people that just
> want to get things working, I would recommend to use the gfortran
> installers recommended at
> <a
> href="http://scipy.org/scipylib/building/macosx.html#compilers-c-c-fortran-cython.">http://scipy.org/scipylib/building/macosx.html#compilers-c-c-fortran-cython.</a>
> Those work for sure, and alternatives have usually proven to be problematic
> in the past.

No problems thus far, but I only installed it yesterday. :-)

I am not sure gcc-4.2 is needed anymore. Apple has retired it as platform C
compiler on OS X. We need a Fortran compiler that can be used together with
clang as C compiler.

Sturla