Amuse package requirements

[rieder]

Currently, amuse-framework has all the AMUSE prerequisites, though it only needs Python (and python related things) itself. Maybe we can be more flexible about this in the future - e.g. amuse-framework has very few requirements, C++-based codes require a C++-compiler, Fortran codes a Fortran compiler, etc. This would probably require splitting up the configure script (or at least its output).

[ipelupessy]

I find this tricky, since you can also use the installed amuse framework as a basis to develop.... (though some libraries might be dropped)

[rieder]

How about splitting amuse-framework one more time, into

• amuse-core (only the Python bits that need no compiling or configuring at all)
• amuse-libraries (the other bits)

[ipelupessy]

yes, I like the idea. I would retain amuse-framework as high level package with these two. Maybe a better name for amuse-libraries?? (don't have a picture of the exact split..)

[rieder]

I'll have a go at this.

[ipelupessy]

ok, be careful though..I think the config is required in unexpected places...