SPD 3.4.1.beta5 released

[Ondrej Certik]

Hi,

the Source Python Distribution 3.4.1.beta5 is out. To download and
install it, follow the instructions on the front page:

http://code.google.com/p/spdproject/

Changes since the beta4:

* notebook is fixed, it works out of the box
(http://code.google.com/p/spdproject/issues/detail?id=9)
* it's an "all in one" package, e.g. you download a tar (65MB
currently) and hit "make", wait 10 minutes and you are done. Just like
one is used to in Sage
* it includes numpy, scipy, matplotlib and sympy

So far we only tested on linux (Debian, Ubuntu and Gentoo). To try
plotting in the notebook, follow the example here:

http://code.google.com/p/spdproject/issues/detail?id=10

Plans for the future:

* fix the remaining blocker issues to release SPD 3.4.1:

http://code.google.com/p/spdproject/issues/list?q=label:Milestone-Release3.4.1

* after the release of 3.4.1, there are still lots and lots of things to polish

Please report all bugs that you discover into the issues.

Ondrej

[Ondrej Certik]

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:31 AM, Ondrej Certik <ond...@certik.cz> wrote:
[...]

> So far we only tested on linux (Debian, Ubuntu and Gentoo).

I just tested on Mac too, it currently fails, but the fix is easy:

http://code.google.com/p/spdproject/issues/detail?id=11

and it will be included in the next release. So if you are on Mac,
just follow the instructions in the issue, that worked for me. I
updated the front page with this.

Ondrej

[Brian Granger]

The build failed on my Mac. I think it is because I have a
.pydistutils.cfg file that I use to configure distutils. The SPD and
Sage build should check for this file, move it out of the way
temporarily if it does exist, build and then move it back. I am
rebuilding right now to see if this solves the problem.

Brian

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 1:31 AM, Ondrej Certik <ond...@certik.cz> wrote:
>

[Brian Granger]

It builds just fine now. The only problem I am having is with the
matplotlibrc file.

Brian

[Ondrej Certik]

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:55 AM, Brian Granger <elliso...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It builds just fine now.  The only problem I am having is with the
> matplotlibrc file.

Ok, excellent. I don't think that temporarily moving it out is a
solution, e.g. what if you want to build SPD (or Sage) and something
else at the same time, or what if you are editing the file. So the fix
should be different.

Just a question: does Sage fail to build on your Mac as well?

Ondrej

[Brian Granger]

>> It builds just fine now.  The only problem I am having is with the
>> matplotlibrc file.
>
> Ok, excellent. I don't think that temporarily moving it out is a
> solution, e.g. what if you want to build SPD (or Sage) and something
> else at the same time, or what if you are editing the file. So the fix
> should be different.

For now the fix is that I move the file out of the way manually.

> Just a question: does Sage fail to build on your Mac as well?

Yes, same issue.



> Ondrej
>
> >
>

[Ondrej Certik]

I see. Well, if even Sage fails, then it's imho not affecting lots of
people, does it?

Ondrej

[Brian Granger]

Nope. Most Sage users just use the notebook. But, I will always have
reasons to use matplotlib through a real GUI. Rare, but still a bug.
I will fix it though.

Brian

[Ondrej Certik]

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Brian Granger <elliso...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Nope.  Most Sage users just use the notebook.  But, I will always have
> reasons to use matplotlib through a real GUI.

Yes, I also want to use all those packages separately too.

> Rare, but still a bug.

Yep.

> I will fix it though.

Thanks!

Thanks for finding time for SPD.

Ondrej