[SciPy-user] SciPy-0.2.0_alpha_101.3442 on Mac OS X. Hopefully simple problem

[Tim Carlson]

> As an easy workaround, fix get_platform in your Python distutils/util.py.
> For example, put
>  machine = machine.replace(' ','')
> after the line
>  ... = os.uname()

Cool.. that worked nicely

> A bug report to Python would be nice. You can submit it in
>
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=305470

Bug submitted.

Compilation continued smoothly and I am able to import the scipy without a
problem and am running it through the tests.

The Matrix numbers are *really* different when using scipy


Thanks for the help!

Tim

          Finding matrix determinant
      ==================================
      |    contiguous     |   non-contiguous
----------------------------------------------
 size |  scipy  | Numeric |  scipy  | Numeric
   20 |   0.30  |   0.70  |   0.30  |   0.76     (secs for 2000 calls)
  100 |   0.53  |   3.73  |   0.53  |   4.02     (secs for 300 calls)
  500 |   0.67  |   5.60  |   0.57  |   5.75     (secs for 4 calls)
.

      Solving system of linear equations
      ==================================
      |    contiguous     |   non-contiguous
----------------------------------------------
 size |  scipy  | Numeric |  scipy  | Numeric
   20 |   0.47  |   0.60  |   0.47  |   0.66     (secs for 2000 calls)
  100 |   0.60  |   3.55  |   0.57  |   3.80     (secs for 300 calls)
  500 |   0.67  |   5.51  |   0.57  |   5.59     (secs for 4 calls)
.
           Finding matrix inverse
      ==================================
      |    contiguous     |   non-contiguous
----------------------------------------------
 size |  scipy  | Numeric |  scipy  | Numeric
   20 |   0.60  |   1.34  |   0.60  |   1.40     (secs for 2000 calls)
  100 |   1.65  |  11.04  |   1.60  |  11.36     (secs for 300 calls)
  500 |   1.58  |  19.62  |   1.57  |  19.72     (secs for 4 calls)