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@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ +This package creates a python module called sciscipy. + +It provides a link between python and Scilab by defining 3 functions: + +- sciscipy.eval(sci_cmd) +- sciscipy.read(sci_var_name) +- sciscipy.write(sci_var_name, py_var_name) + +To increase the level of enjoyment, a python module +called scilab is also provided. This package contains a +class 'Scilab' that can be used to issue any valid Scilab +command. Use it as follows: + +>>> from scilab import Scilab +>>> sci = Scilab() +>>> (any_output, ...) = sci.any_func(param1, ...) + +INSTALL +======== + +LINUX + +$ ./setup.py build +$ sudo ./setup.py install + +Debian/Ubuntu + +$ ./setup.py build +$ sudo ./setup.py install --install-layout=deb + +$ ./setup + +WINDOWS + +c:\Python26\python.exe setup.py build --compiler=mingw32 +c:\Python26\python.exe setup.py build install + + +To build with an other compiler (ex: clang) +$ CC=clang python setup.py build + + +To clean the build: + +setup.py clean --all + + +RUN +=== + +LINUX +----- + +the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable must be set, for instance to + +export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/amd64/:/usr/lib/jvm/default-java//jre/lib/amd64/server/ +export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/amd64/native_threads/ +export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/scilab +export SCI=/usr/share/scilab + +See http://help.scilab.org/docs/current/en_US/compile_and_run_call_scilab.html + + +Ubuntu +------ + +It is not possible to set LD_LIBRARY_PATH +globally so you have to create a file sciscipy.conf in +/etc/ld.so.conf.d: + +$ cat /etc/ld.so.conf.d/sciscipy.conf +/usr/lib/scilab +/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/i386/native_threads/ +/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/i386/ +/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/i386/server/ + +You also have to define the SCI environment variable in +/etc/environment : + +$ cat /etc/environment +PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/b +in:/usr/games" +SCI="/usr/share/scilab" + + +WINDOWS +------- + +must include C:\Program Files (x86)\scilab-5.2.1\bin in the path + +and set the SCI enironment variable to C:\Program Files (x86)\scilab-5.2.1\ + + +TESTS +===== + +To run the tests, the command: +PYTHONPATH=build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/ python setup.py test +should be launched. +PYTHONPATH should be set if sciscipy is not installed in a system path. + + +Coding style +============ + +The coding style is done through the command: +astyle --pad-header --suffix=none --pad-oper --indent-col1-comments --indent-switches --indent=spaces=4 --add-brackets --formatted --style=bsd *.c |