[Pythonmac-SIG] Additional binary packages for Python2.3 on 10.2.6

[Bob Ippolito]

I don't know how Numeric aligns its data structures, but if it's at the 
top of something allocated with malloc it will be 128bit aligned (this 
is documented behavior for OS X).  I tried compiling ATLAS a few times 
(with xlf90 and g77 from the high performance computing page) to no 
avail, and the only precompiled ATLAS I could find was messed up (I 
ended up having to link to vecLib anyways to get all of the symbols 
SciPy wanted).  If you can provide me with a statically linked version 
of ATLAS, LAPACK, BLAS, etc. then I will compile SciPy and Numeric with 
it.. but until then, I pretty much give up.  ATLAS doesn't like 
something about how I'm setup.

-bob

On Thursday, Sep 4, 2003, at 17:16 America/New_York, Chris Lee wrote:

> Wow that was quick work.  Thanks Bob, though I do have a question :)
>
> VecLib automatically uses scalar code if it is sent a double or if the 
> vectors are misaligned.  Is there a way to make sure python only uses 
> single precision 16 bit aligned floats?
> Otherwise you are better off linking to ATLAS which has better 
> optimisation for double precision scalar code.
>
> Sorry if I am throwing extra work at you but it is a consideration.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
> On Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 06:35  PM, Bob Ippolito wrote:
>
>> I've done another update to my Package Manager repository, which is 
>> at:
>> 	http://undefined.org/python/pimp/darwin-6.6-Power_Macintosh.plist
>>
>> The current package list, new or updated packages are marked with an 
>> asterisk:
>> 	sdl_pygame_deps-1.2.5-binary (dependencies for pygame, SDL, smpeg, 
>> etc.)
>> 	aeve-0.0.2-binary (my pythonic AppleEvent package, you should wait 
>> for 0.0.3 though)
>> 	mxBase-2.0.4-binary
>> 	PIL-1.1.4-binary (should have freetype2, libjpeg, libtiff statically)
>> 	pyOpenSSL-0.5.1-binary
>> 	ctypes-0.6.2-binary
>> 	pycrypto-1.9a6-binary
>> 	*Twisted-1.0.7rc1-binary (includes my experiemental CoreFoundation 
>> reactor and support library)
>> 	*Numeric-23.1-binary (compiled against Apple's vecLib, probably will 
>> only work on G4/G5)
>> 	PyOpenGL-2.1.05-binary (includes andrew's patch)
>> 	pygame-1.5.6-binary (has some patches by me)
>> 	Pyro-3.3beta-binary
>> 	numarray-0.6.1-binary
>> 	ZODB3-3.2b2-binary
>> 	PythonCardPrototype-0.7.1-binary
>> 	pycurl-7.10.5-binary  (linked static to newest libcurl, OS X 10.2.6 
>> libcurl is too old)
>> 	PyChecker-0.8.12-binary
>> 	pygsear-0.47.1-binary
>> 	*MySQL-python-0.9.2-binary (linked statically to MySQL client 
>> libraries)
>> 	*pyPgSQL-2.4-binary (linked statically to PgSQL client libraries)
>> 	*Pyrex-0.8.2-binary (small fix to Nodes.py that allows import from 
>> system header files)
>> 	*LaunchServices-0.1-binary (my pythonic wrapper for Apple's Launch 
>> Services)
>> 	*PyXML-0.8.3-binary
>> 	*metakit-2.4.9.2-binary (linked statically to metakit)
>> 	*Lupy-0.1.5.4
>> 	*Pyndex-0.3.2a-binary
>> 	*Reverend-0.2.3-binary
>> 	*Quotient-0.5-binary
>>
>> I still haven't gotten around to making any "Extras" packages for 
>> anything.
>>
>> I've managed to hobble together a copy of SciPy but it doesn't pass 
>> all the tests.  I think this is something to do with the ATLAS I used 
>> (I used one that someone else compiled, and it didn't have all the 
>> symbols so I also linked in Apple's vecLib... so it's an ugly > 
>> monster).
>>
>> I plan on making a copy of bsddb3 that (maybe?) includes a static 
>> copy of bsddb, since Jack didn't include it with MacPython.  
>> Otherwise I'll probably make a "deps" package that installs the >> beast.
>>
>> I took a look at piddle's QD renderer.. A couple quick hacks can get 
>> rid of all the warnings, but the fact that you have to run a 
>> Wapplication mainloop and the QDRotate module's source has been lost 
>> makes me think that someone should just write a new/better one on top 
>> of CoreGraphics and/or Cocoa.
>>
>> This is my current relatively-interested-in-hacking-or-packaging list 
>> in no particular order:
>> 	aeve (finish 0.0.3)
>> 	bsddb3
>> 	SciPy
>> 	piddle (well, a good backend for OS X)
>> 	python-ldap
>> 	pyogg
>> 	pyvorbis
>> 	chaco (does this have a good OS X backend yet?)
>> 	VTK
>> 	Soya 3D
>>
>> If anyone has any requests for modules that aren't yet covered by 
>> myself or Jack, let me know and I'll look into it.  When we get a 
>> wiki this will be much easer to keep track of.