[MacPorts] #45046: py27-wxpython-2.8: Missing "numeric" dependency in wxpython-2.8 (was: Missing "numeric" dependency in wxpython-2.8)

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#45046: py27-wxpython-2.8: Missing "numeric" dependency in wxpython-2.8
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  Reporter:  fw@…               |      Owner:  jwa@…
      Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal             |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports              |    Version:  2.3.1
Resolution:                     |   Keywords:
      Port:  py27-wxpython-2.8  |
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: mojca@… (added)
 * owner:  macports-tickets@… => jwa@…
 * keywords:  wxpython numpy numeric =>


Old description:

> Grass stopped working, apparently due to the numpy upgrade from 1.8 to
> 1.9.  The error is:
>
>   File
> "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7
> /site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/lib/plot.py", line 132, in <module>
>     raise ImportError, "Numeric,numarray or NumPy not found. \n" + msg
>    ...
>
> The relevant code is:
>
> # Needs Numeric or numarray or NumPy
> try:
>     import numpy.oldnumeric as _Numeric
> except:
>     try:
>         import numarray as _Numeric  #if numarray is used it is renamed
> Numeric
>     except:
>         try:
>             import Numeric as _Numeric
>         except:
>            ...
>
> It appears that numpy was able to satisfy this until the numpy port was
> upgraded to 1.9, where "oldnumeric" had been removed.  I was able to work
> around the problem by installing py27-numeric.
>
> The wxpython-2.8 package doesn't list either numpy or numeric as
> dependencies, which may have led to the failure to discover the downside
> of upgrading the numpy port.
>
> It appears that there was a fix in wxwidgets 3.0 to fix the compatibility
> problem with numpy 1.9, but the only variant of grass that claims to work
> (experimentally) with V3.0 doesn't actually work.

New description:

 Grass stopped working, apparently due to the numpy upgrade from 1.8 to
 1.9.  The error is:

 {{{
   File
 "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7
 /site-packages/wx-2.8-gtk2-unicode/wx/lib/plot.py", line 132, in <module>
     raise ImportError, "Numeric,numarray or NumPy not found. \n" + msg
    ...
 }}}

 The relevant code is:

 {{{
 # Needs Numeric or numarray or NumPy
 try:
     import numpy.oldnumeric as _Numeric
 except:
     try:
         import numarray as _Numeric  #if numarray is used it is renamed
 Numeric
     except:
         try:
             import Numeric as _Numeric
         except:
            ...
 }}}

 It appears that numpy was able to satisfy this until the numpy port was
 upgraded to 1.9, where "oldnumeric" had been removed.  I was able to work
 around the problem by installing py27-numeric.

 The wxpython-2.8 package doesn't list either numpy or numeric as
 dependencies, which may have led to the failure to discover the downside
 of upgrading the numpy port.

 It appears that there was a fix in wxwidgets 3.0 to fix the compatibility
 problem with numpy 1.9, but the only variant of grass that claims to work
 (experimentally) with V3.0 doesn't actually work.

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