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So far, SciPy and matplotlib (in addition to the latest versions of numpy and pyfits) have been installed for the rhel3 machines. Something did not go completely right because I tried to import SciPy and got an "Import Error" but I have yet to resolve that one SciPy seems to be functioning properly. I imported it, and python did not generate any errors.
GR-SCons
Obf
The remaining packages that did not build require Obf and OmniOrb. Most of the packages depend on Obf, so I configured externals.scons to incorporate Obf in Scons builds. I ran into problems with Obf itself:
(1) The linker was throwing errors about undefined references among Obf libraries
-- Some of the libraries needed where listed in the Obf requirements file (thus I had already listed them in externals.scons for Obf)
-- Some libraries needed were not listed in the Obf requirements file, but contained in the Obf's "lib/" directory. Thus, I added those additional libraries to externals.scons.
(2) "/usr/bin/ld: warning: libstdc+.so.5, needed by /afs/slac/g/glast/ground/GLAST_EXT/redhat4-i686-32bit/obf/B1-1-3/gcc34/lib/libcdm.so, may conflict with libstdc+.so.6"
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