best way to install python modules on linux

[Fabian Braennstroem]

Hi,

* Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
> Fabian Braennstroem wrote:
>> Hi to all,
>> 
>> thanks for your ideas! I just figured out a different way
>> using archlinux 'pacman' (package management tool like apt).
>> As a former archlinux user I am more used to adjust those
>> PKDBUILDs (kind of ebuilds under archlinux) than adjusting
>> debian packages. The downside is that apt does not know
>> anything about those installed packages (just like with
>> easyinstall and checkinstall). I am not sure, if is the best
>> way, but the installation of numpy and scipy almost worked ;-)
>> 
>> Starting numpy gives me:
>>   import numpy
>>   import linalg -> failed: /usr/lib/3dnow/libf77blas.so.2: undefined symbol: e_wsfe
>> 
>> Which looks pretty odd for me!?
>
> It looks like you are missing linking to the g2c library. If you could post your
> build log to numpy-discussion at lists.sourceforge.net, we'll be glad to help you out.

Thanks for the suggestion. I just tried the source package
from debian experimental, which seems to work.


Greetings!
 Fabian