Log Book Entry No.11

Created: 10 Sep 2013 16:48:33

Last Revised: 11 Sep 2013 15:49:16

PedroPaiva

Building Python on cygwin

pre-requisite: have Cygwin installed and a GNU compiler.

Cygwin comes with python pre-installed, from there one can install new packages with:

• easy_install packageName

• pip install packageName

The pip method is favorable for it allows you to search, uninstall and upgrade packages easily.

==pip== guide:

• pip freeze - display currently installed packages
• pip search packageName
• pip install packageName [--upgrade] - installs or upgrade an already installed package
• pip uninstall packageName - uninstall a package

• ipython
• numpy
• scipy
• pyfits

To be installed:

• matplotlib
• opengl
• pyside
• pywin32 (don't support cygwin)

• pyminuit (detailed guide)
  1. Download the required files: Minuit-1_7_9 and pyminuit-1.2.1
  2. Extract and change to Minuit directory (under cygwin)
  3. Compile Minuit with:

  4. bash configure
     make
     make install

  5. Change to pyminuit directory ( cd ../pyminuit-1.2.1 )
  6. Build and install with: python setup.py install --with-minuit=/location/of/Minuit-1_7_9

Abandoned. No pywin32 support, changing for full Windows python.
Check [[LogBookAstronomyEntry0012][this] entry.

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