search

ratt-ru / dask-ms

Implementation of a dask/xarray dataset backed by a CASA MS
https://dask-ms.readthedocs.io
Other
19 stars 7 forks source link

Document python-casacore build from source issues #61

Closed sjperkins closed 4 years ago

sjperkins commented 5 years ago

For versions < 3.1.1, python-casacore pypi package builds from source, Consequently it needs the casacore headers and libraries to build. This can create the impression that there's a problem with the dask-ms install, when technically the problem is upstream.

Casacore needs to be built from source and the following dependencies are necessary:

python-casacore 3.1.1 supports a binary wheel, but it has its own issues at the moment:

Document the above in the docs.

sjperkins commented 4 years ago

This has been documented here: https://dask-ms.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#python-casacore