[Numpy-discussion] why doesn't numpy.distutils find ATLAS?

[Skipper Seabold]

I have installed numpy with my own ATLAS, but trying to install PyMC,
it can't find the ATLAS libs. I also have an older package that
formerly installed but no longer does. I'm being a bit lazy, but am I
missing something? Briefly checking, it looks like the
conventions/assumptions for site.cfg in an installation as per
site.cfg.example are different from those expected of
numpy.distutils.system_info. I have the directories specified under
[DEFAULT] as per the installation instructions. If I don't have the
libraries installed in one of the default folders, it looks like
they're not found.

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[1]: from numpy.distutils import system_info

[~/]
[2]: np.show_config()
atlas_threads_info:
    libraries = ['lapack', 'ptf77blas', 'ptcblas', 'atlas']
    library_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/lib']
    define_macros = [('ATLAS_INFO', '"\\"3.9.32\\""')]
    language = f77
    include_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/include']
blas_opt_info:
    libraries = ['ptf77blas', 'ptcblas', 'atlas']
    library_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/lib']
    define_macros = [('ATLAS_INFO', '"\\"3.9.32\\""')]
    language = c
    include_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/include']
atlas_blas_threads_info:
    libraries = ['ptf77blas', 'ptcblas', 'atlas']
    library_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/lib']
    define_macros = [('ATLAS_INFO', '"\\"3.9.32\\""')]
    language = c
    include_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/include']
lapack_opt_info:
    libraries = ['lapack', 'ptf77blas', 'ptcblas', 'atlas']
    library_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/lib']
    define_macros = [('ATLAS_INFO', '"\\"3.9.32\\""')]
    language = f77
    include_dirs = ['/home/skipper/built/atlas_files/include']
lapack_mkl_info:
  NOT AVAILABLE
blas_mkl_info:
  NOT AVAILABLE
mkl_info:
  NOT AVAILABLE

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[3]: system_info.get_info('atlas',1)
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/numpy/distutils/system_info.py:462:
UserWarning:
    Atlas (http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/) libraries not found.
    Directories to search for the libraries can be specified in the
    numpy/distutils/site.cfg file (section [atlas]) or by setting
    the ATLAS environment variable.
  warnings.warn(self.notfounderror.__doc__)
[3]: {}