[Pythonmac-SIG] problems with installing scipy on mac

[Bob Ippolito]

On Apr 10, 2005, at 12:19 PM, Benjamin Abecassis wrote:

> I had to re-install macosX and i'm struggling to re)install scipy...
> I think i have installed everything necessary but the installation  
> exits with
>
> sh: line 1: f95: command not found
> sh: line 1: f95: command not found
> error: Command "f95 -fixed -O4 -c -c Lib/fftpack/dfftpack/dcosqb.f -o
> build/temp.darwin-7.3.1-Power_Macintosh-2.3/Lib/fftpack/dfftpack/ 
> dcosqb.o"
> failed with exit status 127
>
> furthermore it says
> Could not locate executable g77
> Could not locate executable f77
>
> whereas g77 is installed and present in usr/local/bin   !!!???
> another problem is thath gnuplot does not start when i simply type
> 'gnuplot' in a terminal window i have to type 'usr/local/bin/gnuplot'  
> for
> it to work.
> May these problem be related ??

These problems are definitely related.  You need to manipulate your  
PATH environment variable in order to include /usr/local/bin.

If you need more information about the PATH environment variable,  
search the archives.. I posted something related in the past few days.

-bob