[SciPy-User] which EPD?

[David Baddeley]

Can't really comment on EPD, but for the stock ubuntu/debian packages the 64 bit 
versions seem noticeably faster, if somewhat more memory hungry - I've always 
thought that this was probably due to more compiler optimisations (SSE etc ..) 
being on by default due to the higher minimum hardware level. Wouldn't be 
suprised if this was also the case for EPD.

cheers,
David


----- Original Message ----
From: Alan G Isaac <alan.isaac at gmail.com>
To: SciPy User <scipy-user at scipy.org>
Sent: Fri, 17 June, 2011 7:38:09 AM
Subject: [SciPy-User] which EPD?

I'm going to run some Python simulations on a cluster.
I'm the first, so I have to request the Python distribution
that I need. I'm planning to ask for the 64 bit Enthought Python
Distribution (Red Hat version, since that's the OS).

BUT I want to ask first: is there any reason to
avoid the 64 bit version in favor of the 32 bit
version?  (E.g., missing extension packages?)
I have a **very** vague recollection that there
was some kind of problem on 64 bits with Fortran
dependencies.  Is that simply wrong?  Are there
any other considerations?

Thanks,
Alan Isaac
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