Use Python scripts to perform jobs that were being performed by C++ executables

[david-ragazzi]

I'm working on setup.py in order to make it "pip-installable". The problematic point of this job is have to compile and install all current cpp executables and libraries. Some of these libraries (bindings) are inevitable to be build as extensions, however extensions like htmtest and compare_version can be replaced to pythonic versions. These 2 extensions are complicating the process as they should be installed on souce repository (bin folder) and not into nupic package folder like bindings. In the new version of setup.py that I mentioned only bindings are build.

When I create the PR solving #1573 , you will understand well what I'm trying explain.

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• Expose version comparison logic to python somehow
• Remove nupic.core comparison logic from externals

[david-ragazzi]

@rhyolight Now this can be closed too because #1579

[rhyolight]

@david-ragazzi I can't close this until the subtasks are complete. What about them?

[david-ragazzi]

All subtasks were complete. Closing....

[rhyolight]

All subtasks were complete. Closing....

Eh? Neither subtask is actually closed in GitHub! numenta/nupic.core-legacy#257 & #1621

[rhyolight]

Opening until we understand each other...

[david-ragazzi]

#1621 was solved with this:

https://github.com/numenta/nupic/blob/master/setup.py#L575

This issue was created because the code was in a c++ file to compare versions.. Look this:

https://github.com/numenta/nupic/pull/1579/files#diff-9ef085d0d82ff74621e7f677fdfa7ab9L1

[rhyolight]

ok thanks