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Installing analysis tools on a mac via commandline


ftp http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.5.4/python-2.5.4-macosx.dmg
sudo hdid python-2.5.4-macosx.dmg
sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/Universal\ MacPython\ 2.5.4/MacPython.mpkg/ -target "/"
sudo /Applications/MacPython\ 2.5/Update\ Shell\ Profile.command ##!!!IMPORTANT!!!

ftp http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.5/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c9-py2.5.egg
sudo sh setuptools-0.6c9-py2.5.egg

ftp http://ipython.scipy.org/dist/ipython-0.9.1-py2.5.egg
sudo easy_install ipython-0.9.1-py2.5.egg

ftp http://r.research.att.com/gfortran-4.2.3.dmg
sudo hdid gfortran-4.2.3.dmg
sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/GNU\ Fortran\ 4.2.3/gfortran.pkg/ -target "/"


ftp ftp://ftp.fftw.org/pub/fftw/fftw-3.2.1.tar.gz
tar -xvf fftw-3.2.1.tar.gz
cd fftw-3.2.1
./configure
make -j4
sudo make install

ftp http://downloads.sourceforge.net/numpy/numpy-1.2.1-py2.5-macosx10.5.dmg?use_mirror=internap
sudo hdid numpy-1.2.1-py2.5-macosx10.5.dmg
sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/numpy-1.2.1-py2.5-macosx10.5/numpy-1.2.1-py2.5-macosx10.5.mpkg/ -target "/"

ftp http://downloads.sourceforge.net/scipy/scipy-0.7.0-py2.5-macosx10.5.dmg?use_mirror=superb-east
sudo hdid scipy-0.7.0-py2.5-macosx10.5.dmg
sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/scipy-0.7.0-py2.5-macosx10.5/scipy-0.7.0-py2.5-macosx10.5.mpkg/ -target "/"

ftp http://downloads.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/matplotlib-0.98.5.2-py2.5-mpkg.zip?use_mirror=superb-west
unzip matplotlib-0.98.5.2-py2.5-mpkg.zip
sudo installer -pkg matplotlib-0.98.5.2-py2.5-macosx10.5.mpkg/ -target "/"

NOTE:

Wrong version of python: import pylab fails, import numpy gets 1.0.1: Doh! Forgot to set new path

  1. sudo /Applications/MacPython\ 2.5/Update\ Shell\ Profile.command #To set path to new python verion
  2. sudo sh setuptools-0.6c9-py2.5.egg #easy install should know of this
  3. sudo easy_install ipython-0.9.1-py2.5.egg
  4. sudo rm /usr/local/bin/ipython #To make sure
  5. logout and back in to have paths take hold

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