installing py27-scipy on Mac OS 10.7

[Joe VanAndel]

Yes, these steps worked:
sudo port clean gcc44
sudo port selfupdate
sudo port upgrade outdated
sudo port install gcc44

I was then able to install py27-scipy.

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
> On Oct 28, 2011, at 14:26, Joe VanAndel wrote:
>
>> macports states that it is building gcc44, and after several hours, I
>> don't see any real progress .  I have two 'f951' tasks running, each
>> consuming 2.8GB of real memory (and as much as 32GB of virtual).
>>
>> I've got 12GB of RAM, but my 2 x 8Ghz Dual-core Xeon Mac Pro is almost
>> unusable while this build is running.
>
> We are currently having a problem building the gcc ports with OS X 10.7.2 / Xcode 4.2.
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> https://trac.macports.org/ticket/31604#comment:84
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> Please read my last comment in that ticket and see if my suggestion helps and let us know.
>
>
>> The instructions for building scipy for Mac OS 10.7 refer to
>> installing gfortran from
>> http://r.research.att.com/gfortran-lion-5666-3.pkg .  Is there any way
>> to build scipy in macports using that compiler?
>>
>> It looks like the scipy dependencies assumes that macports needs to
>> build a fortran compiler from source.
>
> Please do not install some other fortran compiler; it could interfere with the build of this or other ports (as installing other fortran compilers already has many times before, for example the libtool port).
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