EvoDCinv is a Python package that provides functions to calculate and invert dispersion curves using different evolutionary algorithms.

NOTE: EvoDCinv has been implemented in the frame of my Ph. D. thesis. If you find any error or bug, or if you have any suggestion, please don't hesitate to contact me.

The recommended way to install EvoDCinv is through pip (internet required):

pip install evodcinv

Otherwise, download and extract the package, then run:

python setup.py install

A Fortran compiler is required to install this package. While it is straightforward on Unix systems, it can be quite a pain on Windows. We recommend installing Anaconda that contains all the required packages to install FTeikPy on Windows systems.

1. Download MinGW 64 bits (choose x86_64-posix-sjlj) and extract the archive in your drive root.

2. Add MinGW to your system path:

   C:\<Your MinGW directory>\bin

3. Create the file distutils.cfg in <Your Python directory path>\Lib\distutils with the following content to use MinGW compiler:

[build]
compiler=mingw32

4. Open a terminal and install libpython:

conda install libpython

If you got the error:

Error: ValueError: Unknown MS Compiler version 1900

You may need to manually patch the file cygwinccompiler.py located in:

<Your Python directory path>\Lib\distutils

by replacing:

self.dll_libraries = get_msvcr()

in lines 157 and 318 by (be careful with indentation):

pass

You should also patch the file mingw32ccompiler.py located in:

<Your Python directory path>\Lib\site-packages\numpy\distutils

by commenting out from lines 96 to 104:

#        msvcr_success = build_msvcr_library()
#        msvcr_dbg_success = build_msvcr_library(debug=True)
#        if msvcr_success or msvcr_dbg_success:
#            # add preprocessor statement for using customized msvcr lib
#            self.define_macro('NPY_MINGW_USE_CUSTOM_MSVCR')
#
#        # Define the MSVC version as hint for MinGW
#        msvcr_version = '0x%03i0' % int(msvc_runtime_library().lstrip('msvcr'))
#        self.define_macro('__MSVCRT_VERSION__', msvcr_version)

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