Is it possible to install pygsl in Debian? I am using the package and someone with Debian is not sure how to install it without ruining his packaging (since it's not in apt-get.)
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You should just be able to do a local install. /usr/local is the usual place to put it in.
$ python setup.py build
$ python setup.py -n install --prefix=/usr/local
This ended with an error
error: file '/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/pygsl/matrix_pierre.py' does not exist
but maybe you'll be able to figure it out. Tested on Debian squeeze.
IMPORTANT: run this as user, not root. That way it can't install to your system directory if the install is screwed up.
The library should install in usr/local/lib/python2.6/ (or whatever your default python version is).
Regards.
Faheem Mitha
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Thanks. I'll forward it to him. – Neil G Feb 01 '11 at 19:37
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when you run this as a user, you cannot provide --prefix=/usr/local, because non-root cannot write there. – andreas-h Mar 03 '11 at 16:56
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1@andreash: You can if you are a member of the staff group. An alternative is to install in the home directory, but I think /usr/local is preferable. – Faheem Mitha Mar 03 '11 at 20:39