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more detailed install instructions #46

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bjarthur opened this issue Apr 3, 2014 · 3 comments
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more detailed install instructions #46

bjarthur opened this issue Apr 3, 2014 · 3 comments

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@bjarthur
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bjarthur commented Apr 3, 2014

the issue comes up often enough, that i wonder whether it's worth being more explicit. specifically, saying that on OS X, you can not use the default python install, even though it has matplotlib, because it does not use Qt. rather you should install a second copy of python using homebrew. on 10.9 mavericks do as follows:

brew install python
export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7
pip install numpy
brew install gfortran
pip install scipy
brew install pyqt
brew install freetype
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/freetype/2.5.3_1/include/freetype2/ /usr/local/include/freetype
pip install matplotlib

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stevengj commented Apr 4, 2014

Probably you can still use the default Python install with IJulia?

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bjarthur commented Apr 4, 2014

the default python install does not include ipython. so one either has to go the anaconda/ijulia route, or the homebrew/julia route. either way, there are enough posts in the forums from people having problems that it would be beneficial to include more detailed instructions in the docs.

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stevengj commented Apr 4, 2014

Sounds reasonable. Can you submit a PR?

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