reproducing my config - and python-numeric

[Alex Perry <alex.perry@qm.com>]

Start with the pure64 tarball from John per message
http://lists.debian.org/debian-amd64/2004/debian-amd64-200402/msg00216.html

Everything I'm using is from his archive or is available using this APT 
line:

deb http://www.fastwave.net/pamurray/ sid main


That currently contains the following five packages:
kernel-image-2.6.2_10.00.Custom_amd64.deb
libssl0.9.7_0.9.7c-6_amd64.deb
libssl-dev_0.9.7c-6_amd64.deb
linuxlogo_4.07-0.2_amd64.deb
ncompress_4.2.4-13_amd64.deb
openssl_0.9.7c-6_amd64.deb

The kernel package is minimalist for a M6805 laptop,
the SSL packages apply the Configure patch,
the linuxlogo fixes the UNKNOWN on the login screen,
the ncompress is needed for building TerraGear.

My machine has XDM login to fvwm95 desktop, incoming and outgoing ssh,
mail services using exim and feels pretty like any normal 32 bit Debian 
system.
It is running "verilog" and supporting my normal day job engineering work,
but the lack of Numeric Python is still hindering some of my co-workers.
Package "atlas", which is a build-dep of python-numeric, fails to build 
for me.
Does anybody any ideas as to what might be wrong ?  I haven't looked yet.

I compiled FlightGear (the flight simulation package) and its dependencies
from their CVS source with no issues ... it'd be nice to have 
accelerated 3D.

Alex.