[SciPy-dev] scipy compilation error on RHEL4

[Angus McMorland]

Hi list,

I'm trying to install scipyfrom svn source on our dual Intel Xeon
x86_64 server, which due to administrative reasons beyond my control
runs RHEL4, and for which I don't have root access, so I'm doing a
home dir install. I'm following the instructions in INSTALL.txt, and
have, I think successfully compiled LAPACK and ATLAS. In the scipy
compilation step, I get the following error:

/usr/bin/ld: /home/raid/amcmorl/lib/atlas/libptf77blas.a(dscal.o):
relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against `atl_f77wrap_dscal__' can not be used
when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
/usr/bin/ld: /home/raid/amcmorl/lib/atlas/libptf77blas.a(dscal.o):
relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against `atl_f77wrap_dscal__' can not be used
when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
/usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
error: Command "/usr/bin/g77 -g -Wall -shared
build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.3/Lib/integrate/_odepackmodule.o
-L/home/raid/amcmorl/lib/atlas -Lbuild/temp.linux-x86_64-2.3 -lodepack
-llinpack_lite -lmach -lptf77blas -lptcblas -latlas -lg2c -o
build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.3/scipy/integrate/_odepack.so" failed with
exit status 1

I'm not sure what precisely it is that needs to be recompiled with the
-fPIC flag. Any advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Angus.
-- 
AJC McMorland, PhD Student
Physiology, University of Auckland