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ARROW-368: Added note for LD_LIBRARY_PATH in Python README
Added note to use LD_LIBRARY_PATH env var to add $ARROW_HOME/lib path so PyArrow can locate Arrow-Cpp shared libs. Author: Bryan Cutler <cutlerb@gmail.com> Closes apache#199 from BryanCutler/pyarrow-README-note-LD_LIBRARY_PATH-ARROW-368 and squashes the following commits: 15861c4 [Bryan Cutler] Added note for LD_LIBRARY_PATH in Python README
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1. **g++ and gcc Version >= 4.8**
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2. **cmake > 2.8.6**
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3. **boost**
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4. **Arrow-cpp and its dependencies***
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4. **Arrow-cpp and its dependencies**
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The Arrow C++ library must be built with all options enabled and installed with
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``ARROW_HOME`` environment variable set to the installation location. Look at
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(https://github.com/apache/arrow/blob/master/cpp/README.md) for instructions.
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Ensure PyArrow can locate the Arrow-cpp shared libraries by setting the
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.
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```bash
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export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ARROW_HOME/lib
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```
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5. **Python dependencies: numpy, pandas, cython, pytest**
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#### Build pyarrow and run the unit tests

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