[SciPy-user] New implementation for gui_thread

[Travis E. Oliphant]

Stephen Walton wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 18:39, Pearu Peterson wrote:
> 
> 
>># update scipy from CVS
> 
> 
> Well, I tried, and now scipy won't build on RedHat 8.  The specific
> error is from SWIG, where I have version 1.1 installed from the RedHat
> provided RPM.  The error message log is attached.
> 

You need a newer version of swig.  I've had similar problems which 
disappeared when I obtained the newest release of SWIG 1.3.19 (I think)

The version that comes with RedHat 8 is outdated, I suppose.

-Travis



> (I may not have noticed before, but has SWIG always been required for a
> build from source?)
> 

It's been needed off and on.  I think it's always been suggested.