[PyCUDA] Fwd: installing/upgrading issue with siteconf.py, setup.py and 0.94rc

[Andreas Kloeckner]

On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 17:27:07 -0400, Vince Fulco <vfulco1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Andreas-  Thanks for your patience.
> 
> "...Further, which of those packages actually requires setuptools? A
> quick look at their repositories suggests none of them do."
> 
> I can only state that using yum install for the libraries mentioned
> previously after installing distribute states the need for setuptools
> installation.  Why, if as you mention each independently does not, I
> have no idea.

Can you check which packages exactly depend on setuptools in yum? (Are
you on Redhat? Fedora? CentOS?)

> "> Lastly, the build log you posted a while ago didn't show any
> issues--what do you need help resolving"
> 
> After an install of Pycuda a la the build log you mentioned, any
> attempt at running tests indicates missing python packages and a fail.
>  This didn't happen in 0.93 and trying to re-install 0.93 at this
> juncture also fails.

Which packages are reported as missing? A simple "pip install
package_name" might be enough to bring them in. (Or "easy_install
package_name", depending on what you prefer.)

Andreas
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