[lsst-dm-stack-users] Trying out the Anaconda python with a RHEL6 installation

[Heather Kelly]

On 2/8/2014 1:39 PM, Chris Walter wrote:
> Hi Heather,
>
>>> Also, you will need to make the config file for numpy and declare numpy like Paul pointed out to me in yesterday's message and you will need to also declare matplotlib as being a system entry (but you don't need to make a config file for it).
>>>
>>> -Chris
>> So I moved to Spring2013..and added the matplotlib system entry, though
>> I was able to avoid doing so entirely with the Winter2013 attempt.  Did
>> the config step for numpy, and skipped the config file as you suggested
>> but it ended with this:
>>
>> eups distrib: No source is available for package matplotlib system
>>
> I think my text was probably a bit unclear.  You can sort of see how this all works from the old instructions here:
>
> https://dev.lsstcorp.org/trac/wiki/Installing/Winter2013
>
> in the section about using macports.
>
> So, for numpy you need to make the config file (I guess for package dependencies or something) and then declare it as being external.
>
> eups declare numpy system -r numpy -m none
>
> like you did.
>
> But then for matplotlib and scipy even though you don't need the cfg file you still need to tell eups they are external like this:
>
> eups declare matplotlib system -r none -m none
> eups declare scipy system -r none -m none
>
> -Chris
>
>

Hi Chris,

Yes, thanks - this occurred to me after hitting "send".  Looks like
things are rebuilt and I'll give another try to running the analysis
scripts against the DMstack.
Thanks for your help.

Take care,
Heather