[Numpy-discussion] [f2py] mailing lists, bug, and .f2py_f2cmap, Oh My!

[Peter Schmitt]

Hi,
I have one short question, a possible bug report, and one longer question:

1. (short question)
 Which mailing list is appropriate for f2py discussion:
numpy-discussion or f2py-users?

2. (bug report?)
I'm using numpy from svn (revision 4410).  When using f2py to compile,
I got an error:
  File "/home/pschmitt/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/f2py/rules.py",
line 1228, in buildmodule
    for l in '\n\n'.join(funcwrappers2)+'\n'.split('\n'):
TypeError: cannot concatenate 'str' and 'list' objects

I made what I think should be a fix:
$ svn diff numpy/numpy/f2py/rules.py
Index: numpy/numpy/f2py/rules.py
===================================================================
--- numpy/numpy/f2py/rules.py   (revision 4410)
+++ numpy/numpy/f2py/rules.py   (working copy)
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@
         f.write('!     This file is autogenerated with f2py
(version:%s)\n'%(f2py_version))
         f.write('!     It contains Fortran 90 wrappers to fortran
functions.\n')
         lines = []
-        for l in '\n\n'.join(funcwrappers2)+'\n'.split('\n'):
+        for l in ('\n\n'.join(funcwrappers2)+'\n').split('\n'):
             if len(l)>72 and l[0]==' ':
                 lines.append(l[:72]+'&\n     &')
                 l = l[72:]

but I'm not sure if this is what Pearu wanted with that block of
code....  Should I submit a bug report???

3.  (Longer question)
I have 3 source files:
   a)  types_QG.f90, which specifies the "types_QG" module: "integer,
parameter :: WP=4, intdim=selected_int_kind(8)"
   b)  fftpack.f which is a f77 program to perform fourier transforms in 1D
   c)  fft_lib.f90 which is a f90 program (a f90 module, actually)
that uses fftpack.f to do 1,2 or 3D fourier transforms.  I want access
to access the functions in  fft_lib.f90 via Python... So I use f2py!
:)

I just learned about ".f2py_f2cmap" to handle fortran90 <type spec>
(kind=KIND(..)) statements and I'm trying to implement it into my code
[http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/FAQ.html#q-what-if-fortran-90-code-uses-type-spec-kind-kind].
 f2py successfully applies the f2py_f2cmap:

make fft
gfortran -fPIC -c    types_QG.f90
gfortran -fPIC -c     fftpack.f
f2py2.5 --fcompiler=gfortran -m fft_lib -c types_QG.o fftpack.o  fft_lib.f90
Reading .f2py_f2cmap ...
        Mapping "real(kind=wp)" to "float"
        Mapping "real(kind=WP)" to "float"
        Mapping "integer(kind=intdim)" to "int"
Succesfully applied user defined changes from .f2py_f2cmap
...

However, f2py complains about the "kind=" syntax in every single
function I have defined in the module within fft_lib.f90.  The errors
look something like this:

> /tmp/tmpeP_IaX/src.linux-i686-2.5/fft_lib-f2pywrappers2.f90:9.16:
>
>       real(kind=wp) a(2,2,2)
>                1
> Error: Parameter 'wp' at (1) has not been declared or is a variable, which does not reduce to a constant expression

If I remove every function from the fft_lib.f90 source code, f2py
succesfully compiles the Python module, and I can call all the
subroutines in fft_lib.

Any ideas on what's going on with f2py, the "kind" statement,
.f2py_f2cmap, and functions within a f90 module?

Thanks,
Pete