Create a new folder to hold the Python installation, will contain the CSDMS stack, and grab the Miniconda installer.

$ mkdir py-csdms
$ cd py-csdms
$ curl http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -o miniconda.sh

Install a fresh Python and add it to your path,

$ bash miniconda.sh -f -b -p $(pwd)/conda
$ export PATH=$(pwd)/conda/bin:$PATH

Remember this only changes your path for this session. You will have to either add this Python to your PATH whenever you start a new shell or add it to your startup rc file (.bashrc, or .bash_profile, etc.).

Install CSDMS packages into this new Python,

$ conda install csdms-rafem csdms-cem -c csdms

For Linux, the link to the miniconda installer is: http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

The full archive is at: http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/index.html

Get a fresh Python installation.

$ wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
$ bash Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -f -b -p <prefix>
$ export PATH=<prefix>/bin:$PATH

Run the build script.

$ cd conda-recipes
$ bash ./build-stack.sh # Go for coffee.

You will need a fortran compiler to build everything. On Mac, I use the fortran compilers here: https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortranBinaries. These are installed under /usr/local/gfortran so make sure that is in your path when building.