Using MacPorts Python packages in different Python

[Kamesh Krishnamurthy]

My main reason for using Enthought Python is that they build Numpy and
Scipy with intel MKL libraries -- these are significantly faster than the
Accelerate framework on the Mac which MacPorts Numpy and Scipy use.

It would be great if MacPorts can include the Intel MKL runtime libraries
in their distribution. I have no idea what this would mean in terms of
getting licences; however, given that the BLAS libraries form the backbone
of any scientific computing software, I'm guessing this would be a popular
request.

Best,
-Kamesh


On 17 April 2012 18:26, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:

>
> On Apr 17, 2012, at 08:15, Kamesh Krishnamurthy wrote:
>
> > I have two installations of Python 2.7.2 -- from MacPorts and Enthought
> -- on my Mac. I use the Enthought Python as the primary one for performance
> reasons(MKL Blas included); however, my MacPorts distribution has several
> additional packages like pymacs, rope etc., which I would like to make
> available to the Enthought Python. (I'm actually trying to use MacPorts
> Emacs w/ Enthought Python, but also make use of the MacPorts-installed
> Rope, Pymacs for code completion in Emacs).
> >
> > Is there a clean way to make the MacPorts packages available to the
> Enthought Python without breaking anything? I'd prefer not having multiple
> copies of rope, pymacs etc., if possible.
>
> They're not designed to be used that way; I don't know if they can be made
> to work that way.
>
> If you have suggestions for how MacPorts python could be improved so that
> you no longer find it necessary to use someone else's python, we would
> appreciate hearing them.
>
>
>
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