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diff --git a/doc/source/user/install.rst b/doc/source/user/install.rst index 9d6f61e65..29aeff6a3 100644 --- a/doc/source/user/install.rst +++ b/doc/source/user/install.rst @@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ Most of the major distributions provide packages for NumPy, but these can lag behind the most recent NumPy release. Pre-built binary packages for Ubuntu are available on the `scipy ppa <https://edge.launchpad.net/~scipy/+archive/ppa>`_. Redhat binaries are -available in the `EPD <http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php>`_. +available in the `Enthought Canopy +<https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/>`_. Mac OS X -------- A universal binary installer for NumPy is available from the `download site <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1369& -package_id=175103>`_. The `EPD <http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php>`_ -provides NumPy binaries. +package_id=175103>`_. The `Enthought Canopy +<https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/>`_ provides NumPy binaries. Building from source ==================== @@ -58,18 +59,19 @@ Prerequisites Building NumPy requires the following software installed: -1) Python 2.4.x, 2.5.x or 2.6.x +1) Python 2.6.x, 2.7.x, 3.2.x or newer - On Debian and derivative (Ubuntu): python, python-dev + On Debian and derivatives (Ubuntu): python, python-dev (or python3-dev) On Windows: the official python installer at `www.python.org <http://www.python.org>`_ is enough Make sure that the Python package distutils is installed before - continuing. For example, in Debian GNU/Linux, distutils is included - in the python-dev package. + continuing. For example, in Debian GNU/Linux, installing python-dev + also installs distutils. - Python must also be compiled with the zlib module enabled. + Python must also be compiled with the zlib module enabled. This is + practically always the case with pre-packaged Pythons. 2) Compilers |