[Numpy-discussion] GCC Error (?)

[Robert Kern]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 01:20, Adrian Price-Whelan <pricewhelan at mac.com> wrote:
> Hey -
>
> Trying to reinstall numpy and scipy on my Macbook Pro running Mac OS X
> 10.5.4 but now both of them give me nasty errors akin to:
> Could not locate executable f95
> customize AbsoftFCompiler
> Could not locate executable f90
> Could not locate executable f77
> customize IBMFCompiler
> Could not locate executable xlf90
> Could not locate executable xlf
> customize IntelFCompiler
> Could not locate executable ifort
> Could not locate executable ifc
> customize GnuFCompiler
> Could not locate executable g77

Do you have a Fortran compiler installed? It doesn't come from Apple.
I recommend installing this one:

  http://r.research.att.com/gfortran-4.2.3.dmg

-- 
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."
 -- Umberto Eco