I had to re-build Numpy because our cluster was upgraded and the Intel compilers and libraries were moved to a different directory. This turned out to be a half-day affair of trial-and-error. I learned a few important things, which I will try to list here: Delete the numpy-1.0.4/build directory after every build attempt. Doing “python […]
Updated: building 64-bit Numpy with Intel compilers (icc) Read More »
Today I installed numpy on a cluster. Normally, as a Gentoo admin, I just install things with emerge, and all the details are taken care of automagically. However, this cluster runs Red Hat Enterprise, and I don’t have admin privileges, so I had to install numpy in my home directory. I installed 1.0.4, to match
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The site is back online after a server move. Actually I can’t blame the server move for the downtime, because I went out of town and then had a lot of catching up to do, and as a result I didn’t switch the domain to point to the new server. I haven’t been blogging much
Server move completed and general update Read More »
Updated 18 Jan 2013 Gentoo There are two basic prerequisites for mounting a Windows share on a Gentoo Linux client. First, your kernel must be compiled with cifs support. Second, you must emerge the appropriate packages. The package used to be called mount-cifs, but this package is obsolete. You only need to install net-fs/samba, which
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I use XFCE as my window manager, with Thunar as my file manager. Thunar has always had this “Create Document -> from template” entry in the File menu, but it didn’t come with any templates. I finally went looking for some templates, and found a good collection at stalefries. Just unpack the archive in a
Found a bunch of templates Read More »