[SciPy-user] Installation Problem

[Pearu Peterson]

On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Jeffrey Stephens wrote:

> I just finished installing SciPy-0.2.0_alpha144.4350.  I run the following:
> 
> $python
> Python 2.2.2 (#1, Nov 22 2002, 17:25:34)
> [GCC 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-112)] on linux2
> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> >>> import scipy
> >>> scipy.test(level=6)
> No test suite found for  scipy.__cvs_version__
>  creating test suite for: scipy.common
>    !! FAILURE building test for  scipy.common
>     <string>:1: SyntaxError: invalid syntax (test_common.py, line 77) (in ?)
> No test suite found for  scipy.helper
> No test suite found for  scipy.helpmod
> No test suite found for  scipy.pilutil
> No test suite found for  scipy.proc
> No test suite found for  scipy.scipy_tempfile
> No test suite found for  scipy.sync
> No test suite found for  scipy.io
>  creating test suite for: scipy.linalg.basic
> Segmentation fault
> 
> I get this error regardless of what level the test is set to.  Does anyone 
> know what is wrong with my install?
> 
> Running RH 7.3, kernel 2.4.18-19.7.x, KDE 3.0.3, gcc 2.96-113, 

What Numeric version are you using? Did you upgrade it recently?
If yes, make sure that you installed Numeric with --force flag, e.g.
  python setup.py install --force
Also, I suggest using CVS version of SciPy.

Pearu