[Pytables-users] pytables under Linux_x86_64

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I try to get pytables installed on a Quad Opteron server under SuSE
SLES 9. I compiled and installed HDF5 1.6.4, numarray 1.3.0, and
Numeric 23.8. Current pytables is from CVS (but I had similar problems
with 0.9.1. Installing pytables, changing to the test subdirectory and
running "python test_all.py" gives=20

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Ran 1651 tests in 73.074s

FAILED (failures=3D55, errors=3D10)

as a result. I get lots of


HDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 library version: 1.6.4 thread 0.  Back tr=
ace follows.
  #000: H5Tnative.c line 118 in H5Tget_native_type(): cannot retrieve nativ=
e type
    major(01): Function arguments
    minor(03): Inappropriate type
  #001: H5Tnative.c line 218 in H5T_get_native_type(): bit field type is no=
t supported yet
    major(01): Function arguments
    minor(03): Inappropriate type
Problems deleting records.
FHDF5-DIAG: Error detected in HDF5 library version: 1.6.4 thread 0.  Back t=
race follows.
  #000: H5Tnative.c line 118 in H5Tget_native_type(): cannot retrieve nativ=
e type
    major(01): Function arguments
    minor(03): Inappropriate type
  #001: H5Tnative.c line 218 in H5T_get_native_type(): bit field type is no=
t supported yet
    major(01): Function arguments
    minor(03): Inappropriate type
Problems deleting records.

messages. The last 2 error reports are

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
FAIL: None (test_Numeric.Basic1DThreeTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/data/tmp/hoel/pytables_CVS_20050420/test/test_Numeric.py", line 12=
4, in test03_types_nc
    self.WriteRead(b)
  File "/data/tmp/hoel/pytables_CVS_20050420/test/test_Numeric.py", line 76=
, in WriteRead
    assert allequal(a,b, "Numeric")
AssertionError

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
FAIL: None (test_Numeric.Basic2DTestCase)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/data/tmp/hoel/pytables_CVS_20050420/test/test_Numeric.py", line 12=
4, in test03_types_nc
    self.WriteRead(b)
  File "/data/tmp/hoel/pytables_CVS_20050420/test/test_Numeric.py", line 76=
, in WriteRead
    assert allequal(a,b, "Numeric")
AssertionError

Is there a known problem, or do I have problems with my software
installation?

Kind regards

Berthold H=F6llmann
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