Numpy installation AWS EC2 Error

Question

I tried easy install and pip to install numpy on an EC2 micro instance. Didn't work.

I get:

RuntimeError: Broken toolchain: cannot link a simple C program

I tried virtualenv too, same story.
What am I doing wrong?

Rico · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-31 16:11:47Z

10

You probably don't have the development packages installed.

Amazon Linux run:

sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"

Ubuntu run:

sudo apt-get install packaging-dev

answered Mar 31, 2014 at 16:11

Rico

62.1k12 gold badges121 silver badges156 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

userMostRad · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-09 05:08:53Z

1

For simple testing, ssh into your instance

sudo yum install gcc
sudo pip install numpy

then go get yourself a coffee. Installed in about 3.5 mins.

answered Aug 9, 2017 at 5:08

userMostRad

715 bronze badges