[SciPy-user] optimizing numpy on Linux?

[David Warde-Farley]

Hi,

I'm going to be deploying an application that makes extensive use of  
numpy and scipy on a custom-built quad core machine running Linux.  
We're at the moment running Ubuntu Server edition.

I've installed atlas3-base and the header packages via apt, and am  
about to start compiling numpy and scipy from source. The trouble is,  
I'd like it to be as fast as humanly possible, and don't know the  
first thing about tweaking a Linux system for that. Is it a matter of  
compiling and installing an optimized BLAS "by hand"? Are there any  
strategies for benchmarking a numpy install?

Thanks,

David