[SciPy-user] Debian package(s)? -- and RPM

RA Ralf_Ahlbrink at web.de
Mon Nov 18 10:45:23 EST 2002


On Montag, 18. November 2002 16:37:16, Pearu Peterson wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Nov 2002, RA wrote:
> > > I think you can treat f2py similarly to '-scipy', '-weave', or '-chaco'
> > > (packaging should be then easier). All they depend on scipy-core and
> > > the only difference is that f2py comes with a script 'f2py'.
> >
> > So, you mean, only _one_ '-f2py' package, with script-file and f2py2e
> > directory?
>
> Yes, exactly.
>
> > This would be indeed the simplest version. If someone wants to use
> > f2py, but not scipy, he/she has to install scipy-core.
>
> Yes, that was the point.
>
> I thought that debian packaging system takes care of such dependencies so
> that scipy-core will be selected automatically when one selects f2py,
> right?
>
> > Then scipy_test is also there and not needed, but: So what? It's a
> > question about 273 kByte. If that matters, one has to split scipy-core or
> > use the above listed two f2py packages...
>
> It is true that f2py *currently* does not use scipy_test but it *will* in
> near future (when I implement more f2py unittests). So, it is ok that f2py
> depends on scipy_test now.

No questions anymore ;-)

>
> Pearu
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