[Matplotlib-users] Re: Error building 0.86.2 on os X

The only thing I can guess is not everything was cleared out from your
previous numarray installation.  Maybe a conflict?!  Try just deleting
"/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/python2.4/site-packa=
ges/numarray/"
completely and reinstalling.

On 2/1/06, Samuel M. Smith <sm...@sa...> wrote:
>
> I had installed numarray 1.1.1 and Numeric 23.7 using package
> installers from http://pythonmac.org/packages/
> I downloaded numarray 1.5 tarball and unpacked it. I used the
> following command pointing to the include directory
> in the 1.5 distribution.
>
> > CPPFLAGS=3D"-I/foo/bar/" sudo python setup.py build
>
>   My previous error went away but I go another similar error for
> Numeric.
>
> gcc -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-long-double -no-cpp-precomp -mno-fused-
> madd -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -
> I/install/python/macpython/python2.4.2/numerical/numarray-1.5.0/
> include -Isrc -I. -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/include -I. -I/System/
> Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/include/python2.3 -c
> src/_nc_transforms.cpp -o build/temp.darwin-8.4.0-Power_Macintosh-2.3/
> src/_nc_transforms.o -DNUMERIC=3D1
> src/_nc_transforms.cpp:10:40: Numeric/arrayobject.h: No such file or
> directory
>
>
> so I download Numeric 24.2 and decided to go ahead and install it.
> Which was successful
> While I was at it I decided to install numarray 1.5 which installed
> without complaining but when I tried to import it to test
>
> I get the following error
>
>  >>> import numarray
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/
> python2.4/site-packages/numarray/__init__.py", line 42, in ?
>      from numarrayall import *
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/
> python2.4/site-packages/numarray/numarrayall.py", line 2, in ?
>      from generic import *
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/
> python2.4/site-packages/numarray/generic.py", line 1036, in ?
>      import numarraycore as _nc
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/
> python2.4/site-packages/numarray/numarraycore.py", line 1472, in ?
>      import ufunc
>    File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.4/lib/
> python2.4/site-packages/numarray/ufunc.py", line 1658, in ?
>      _choose =3D _ChooseUFunc()
> TypeError: function takes exactly 5 arguments (0 given)
>
>
>
> I then tried doing a python setup.py clean in the matplotlib
> distribution directory and the clean failed because
> it also tries to import numarray.
>
> So I guess now I have to fix numarray. Any Ideas what is broken?
>
>
>