On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 03:54:51 +0100 (BST)
Jon Peatfield wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Aug 2010, Arnau Bria wrote:
Hi,
 
[...]

> > but it not fit scipy dependencies.
> 
> I *think* that scipy still uses Numpy not Numeric interfaces, though
> I may have this backwards...
> 
> > Removeing python-numpy removes scipy and pyfits
> 
> There is no 'python-numpy' package in the sl5 standard repos, since
> at least sl52 there has been a 'numpy' package which was version
> 1.0.4 in sl52 and 1.2.1 in sl53 and later.
> 
> [ We used to build numpy/scipy packages long long ago, which is why I
> half remember this ]

it comes from dag repo. Not sure what package installs it. Maybe an
other dag package:

from yum log:
[...]
Aug 03 16:46:18 Installed: lapack-3.0-37.el5.x86_64
Aug 03 16:46:18 Installed: compat-libf2c-34-3.4.6-4.x86_64
Aug 03 16:46:20 Installed: python-numpy-1.0.1-1.el5.rf.x86_64
Aug 03 16:46:21 Installed: suitesparse-3.1.0-1.el5.x86_64
Aug 03 16:46:23 Installed: scipy-0.6.0-6.el5.x86_64
[...]




> > # yum install scipy pyfits
> > Loaded plugins: kernel-module
> > Excluding Packages from dag
> > Finished
> > Setting up Install Process
> > Resolving Dependencies
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package pyfits.noarch 0:1.3-4.el5 set to be updated
> > --> Processing Dependency: numpy for package: pyfits
> > ---> Package scipy.x86_64 0:0.6.0-6.el5 set to be updated
> > --> Running transaction check
> > ---> Package numpy.x86_64 0:1.2.1-1 set to be updated
> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> >
> > numpy is there again :-)
> 
> Yes, scipy depends on numpy (not python-numeric or python-numpy)...
> 
> I think the confusion is that you had installed a python-numpy which 
> provides the feature numpy, which scipy wants so unless you have
> numpy installed removing python-numpy will need to remove anything
> that depends on it (including scipy)...

yes, but, if pythion-numpy provides numpy, why yum does not install
pyhtonj-numpy which is the recommeneded one?

 
> >> I see that your package python-numeric-23.1-0.2.el5.rf.x86_64
> >> has rf in the releae. Is it from rpmforge ?
> >
> > Seems that comes from dag:
> > python-numpy.x86_64 1.0.1-1.el5.rf dag
> >
> > http://linuxsoft.cern.ch/dag/redhat/el5/en/x86_64/RPMS.dag/python-numpy-1.0.1-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm
> >
> > *we use local repo replica, but the package is in official dag repo.
> 
> You mention python-numpy when the question was about
> python-numeric :-)

no, Andrew asked about pythion-numeric. From his reply:

"I see that your package python-numeric-23.1-0.2.el5.rf.x86_64
has rf in the releae. Is it from rpmforge ? "


> I'd suggest removing the python-numpy and any rf/dag versions of 
> python-numeric from your repos and do the tests with just the sl5
> repos enabled...

I do need dag. removing it my question about numpy feature won't be
answered. 

*Probably with only SL5 repos I won't have this problem cause only one
package will server numpy feature. 

>   -- Jon
Thanks for your reply,
Arnau