[SciPy-dev] Problem compiling/installing/using arpack Please advise

[Jeremy Conlin]

I am trying to use arpack, found in the scipy sandbox.  It appears to
compile/install fine, but I get an error (shown below) when I try to
import arpack.  I know there has been some discussion lately on Trac
about this module.  I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what is
wrong and how I can use this.  I am running python2.5 and I just
updated my scipy from the svn repository.
Thanks,
Jeremy

$ python
Python 2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5341)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import arpack
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/arpack/__init__.py",
line 2, in <module>
    from arpack import *
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/arpack/arpack.py",
line 9, in <module>
    import _arpack
ImportError: dlopen(/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/arpack/_arpack.so,
2): Symbol not found: _etime_
  Referenced from:
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/arpack/_arpack.so
  Expected in: dynamic lookup

>>>