lapack is needed to build ATLAS which is needed for numpy/scipy to be most efficient.
First follow setup directions here.
- Get source and unpack it into a directory and go to the unpacked dir.
- Create new make.inc: $ cp INSTALL/make.inc.gfortran make.inc
- Edit make.inc so that OPTS and NOOPT both have “-fPIC -m32″ appended.
- Goto the SRC subdirectory and make: $ cd SRC && make
- Mkae sure lapack_LINUX.a is in base lapack directory and go to install ATLAS
