[Numpy-discussion] Re: Fortran 95 compiler (from gcc 4.1.1) is not recognized by scipy

[Robert Kern]

Nadav Horesh wrote:
> I recently upgraded to gcc4.1.1. When I tried to compile scipy from today's svn repository it halts with the following message:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "setup.py", line 50, in ?
>     setup_package()
>   File "setup.py", line 42, in setup_package
>     configuration=configuration )
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/distutils/core.py", line 170, in
> setup
>     return old_setup(**new_attr)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/core.py", line 149, in setup
>     dist.run_commands()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/dist.py", line 946, in run_commands
>     self.run_command(cmd)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_command
>     cmd_obj.run()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/command/build.py", line 112, in run
>     self.run_command(cmd_name)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/cmd.py", line 333, in run_command
>     self.distribution.run_command(command)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/dist.py", line 966, in run_command
>     cmd_obj.run()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_ext.py",
> line 109, in run
>     self.build_extensions()
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/distutils/command/build_ext.py", line 405, in build_e
> xtensions
>     self.build_extension(ext)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/numpy/distutils/command/build_ext.py",
> line 301, in build_extension
>     link = self.fcompiler.link_shared_object
> AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'link_shared_object'
> 
> ----
> 
> The output of gfortran --version:
> 
> GNU Fortran 95 (GCC) 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1)

Hmm. The usual suspect (not finding the version) doesn't seem to be the problem
here.

>>> from numpy.distutils.ccompiler import simple_version_match
>>> m = simple_version_match(start='GNU Fortran 95')
>>> m(None, 'GNU Fortran 95 (GCC) 4.1.1 (Gentoo 4.1.1)')
'4.1.1'

> I have also the old g77 compiler installed (g77-3.4.6). Is there a way to force numpy/scipy to use it?

Sure.

python setup.py config_fc --fcompiler=gnu build_src build_clib build_ext build

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
 that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
 an underlying truth."
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