could we use one of the builds of numpy from anaconda https://store.continuum.io/cshop/anaconda/ I believe their free version ( the one you get by default if you install it using conda) isn't built against MKL.
On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 9:48 AM, Martijn Berger <martijn.ber...@gmail.com>wrote: > I have tried compiling numpy but it seems you need either gcc/gfortran when > building for mingw or intel's compiler when building for msvc build python. > There is a version available online that works at: > http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#numpy. > But there is also a problem. This version is build against the Intel's MKL > (http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mkl) a non free but very high > performance math library. > For me the easiest solution would by bundling this version but we it seems > we can not as that would constitute a GPL violation. > > It seems we have 3 options. > - we don't bundle numpy on windows > - we bundle this numpy and we might violate the GPL > - we get a copy of Intel's Fortran compiler so we can build and maintain > a version of numpy for use with blender that does not violate the GPL. > > I am not a layer and not a numpy specialist, any conclusions drawn above > are the result of my best understanding of our situation > > > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 1:16 AM, Campbell Barton <ideasma...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > A while ago it was agreed that blender would bundle numpy, with very > > positive response from some script authors and general agreement, > > > > See meeting minutes: > > http://lists.blender.org/pipermail/bf-committers/2013-April/039809.html > > > > Previous discussions on the topic: > > > http://lists.blender.org/pipermail/bf-committers/2012-November/038215.html > > http://lists.blender.org/pipermail/bf-committers/2012-April/036428.html > > > > > > We setup scons and cmake to bundle numpy with Python, and now the 2.70 > > Linux build bundles numpy 1.80, but (unless I'm mistaken). OSX and > > ms-windows still don't include numpy. > > > > If there are no blocking issues - (we can't get numpy to compile for > eg...) > > I think its a reasonable target to have numpy bundled on all platforms > > for 2.70, not just for Linux. > > > > Added tracker tickets for this so this isn't overlooked. > > https://developer.blender.org/T38791 > > https://developer.blender.org/T38792 > > > > Maintaining platform deps is often done by volunteers, so if you don't > > have time for it, say so and someone else can try to fill in the gaps. > > > > -- > > - Campbell > > _______________________________________________ > > Bf-committers mailing list > > Bf-committers@blender.org > > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > > > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers