Re: [Fink-users] Trying to build numpy

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On 2026-09-01 14:01, Scott Hannahs via Fink-users wrote:
> I seem to be stuck in a rut.  I have a python library that I want to
> use that uses numpy.
> 
> However the TOML file requires some very specific versions of
> software.  Should I try to patch the toml file to allow different
> versions of setup tools?
> 
> Any other thoughts on trying to get that running?
> 
>> Running from numpy source directory.
>> 
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> 
>> File
>> "/opt/sw/src/fink.build/numpy-py310-1.22.1-2/numpy-1.22.1/setup.py",
>> line 84, in <module>
>> 
>> raise RuntimeError(
>> 
>> RuntimeError: Setuptools version is '82.0.0', version < '60.0.0' is
>> required. See pyproject.toml

Unfortunately, that's a problem of the numpy world. It feels like they 
always expect it to be run in a sandboxed virtual) environment just for 
it. We have v1.22.1 and v1.24.4 is the last version to support py38. But 
1.24.4 still has `setuptools==59.2.0` and also has cython < 3, while we 
have 3.2

Possibilities:
1) edit setup.py to remove the maxiumum version requirement for 
setuptools and hope it works
2) try to update to 1.24.4 and work around any cython incompatibilities
3) more drastic: recreate setuptools-tng-v59.6.0 for py38-py310, BUT 
stash it in a hidden directory and have python find is using PYTHONPATH

Hanspeter