[f2py] Trouble with gfortran build on OS X Tiger (i386)

[Robert Kern]

Vic Kelson wrote:
> Robert,
> 
> I'm running the XCode installer version from
> http://www.macresearch.org/xcode_gfortran_plugin_update. The installer
> provides both binaries, according to the site. When I do a 'which
> gfortran', it reports /usr/local/bin/gfortran.

It looks like you were using the version of the installer with gfortran 4.2.
Here is a post that mentions that "you may need to do a custom install if you
are on an Intel box" with that version.

  http://www.macresearch.org/xcode_gfortran_plugin_update#comment-11332

Possibly, you can just install the newer version.

> I'm currently downloading
> the version you recommended. Do I need to install both the gfortran and
> gcc packages, as reported at the site?

I don't think so. I haven't. It would actually probably hurt rather than help.

-- 
Robert Kern

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