[Numpy-discussion] Numpy-1.0.3 RPM install failure on SUSE 10.2

[David Cournapeau]

rex wrote:
> I don't know if this is the appropriate place for this, but thanks for
> any pointers to what the problem is.
>
> -rex
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/__init__.py", line 43, in <module>
>     import linalg
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/linalg/__init__.py", line 4, in <module>
>     from linalg import *
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/numpy/linalg/linalg.py", line 25, in <module>
>     from numpy.linalg import lapack_lite
> ImportError: /usr/lib/libblas.so.3: undefined symbol: _gfortran_st_write_done
>
This is certainly because of a mismatch the compiler used for numpy and 
blas/lapack. I checked the rpm you are using, and it looks like whereas 
blas and lapack are compiled with gfortran, python-numpy is compiled 
with g77. I do not use opensuse myself, but started a project to provide 
binaries for numpy/scipy for this distribution: most of the packages 
like blas and lapack are broken on this platform (I really wonder if 
there was any testing of those packages by the packagers).

The quickest thing would be to install numpy from sources. If you're 
willing to help, I have some binary for numpy with my own blas/lapack 
here, which need some feedback (and updating, too)

http://software.opensuse.org/download/home:/ashigabou/openSUSE_10.2/

cheers,

David