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Updated README to respond to PR #28 feedback
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murrayrm committed Jun 30, 2018
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brew install gcc

On Windows, we suggest installing on top of the Python(x,y) distribution, and
grabbing BLAS and LAPACK libraries from:
On Windows, the BLAS and LAPACK libraries can be obtained from:

http://icl.cs.utk.edu/lapack-for-windows/libraries/VisualStudio/3.4.1/Dynamic-MINGW/Win32/

* install dll files in C:\Python27\DLLs
* install lib files in C:\Python27\libs

Installing
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Using conda
~~~~~~~~~~~

Slycot can be installed for Linux or Mac via the conda package manager from
the conda-forge channel with the following command::
Slycot can be installed via the conda package manager from the conda-forge
channel with the following command::

conda install -c conda-forge slycot

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You can also use conda to build and install slycot from source::

conda build conda-recipe
conda install --use-local slycot
conda install --use-local slycot

For Windows, and using Python(x,y), specify that you are using the
mingw compiler. Create a file

C:\\Python27\\Lib\\distutils\\distutils.cfg

with contents::

[build]
compiler=mingw32
If you prefer to use the OpenBLAS library, a conda recipe is available in
``conda-recipe-openblas``.

Additional tips for how to install slycot from source can be found in the
.travis.yml (commands used for Travis CI) and conda-recipe/ (conda
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conda install -c conda-forge lapack

Slycot will also work with the OpenBLAS libraries.

Note that in some cases you may need to set the LIBRARY_PATH environment
variable to pick up dependencies such as -lpythonN.m (where N.m is the
version of python you are using).

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