best way to install python modules on linux

[Robert Kern]

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.

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