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+allow_other_channels : true
+show_channel_urls: True
+
+channels:
+  - file://idiap/group/torch5spro/conda_idiap
+  - defaults
+  - conda-forge
diff --git a/conda/create_new_env.sh b/conda/create_new_env.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -xe
+
+# usage create_new_env.sh (-n env_name|-p env_folder) pyver [bobver]
+# This is intented to be used only with our conda installation at idiap/group/torch5spro
+# example create_new_env.sh -n bob-2.3.4-py27_0 2.7
+# example create_new_env.sh -n bob-2.3.4-py27_0 2.7 =2.3.4
+# example create_new_env.sh -n bob-2.3.4-py27_0 2.7 =2.3.4=py27_0
+# example create_new_env.sh -p /path/to/bob-2.2.0-py27_0 2.7
+
+conda create --yes $1 $2 --channel defaults --override-channels python=$3 anaconda
+source activate $2
+conda install --yes --no-update-deps bob$4 caffe tensorflow ipdb docopt sphinx_rtd_theme
+pip install bob.db.arface \
+	bob.db.atvskeystroke \
+	bob.db.avspoof \
+	bob.db.banca \
+	bob.db.biosecure \
+	bob.db.biosecurid.face \
+	bob.db.caspeal \
+	bob.db.frgc \
+	bob.db.gbu \
+	bob.db.kboc16 \
+	bob.db.lfw \
+	bob.db.livdet2013 \
+	bob.db.msu_mfsd_mod \
+	bob.db.mobio \
+	bob.db.multipie \
+	bob.db.replay \
+	bob.db.scface \
+	bob.db.utfvp \
+	bob.db.voxforge \
+	bob.db.xm2vts \
+	bob.db.youtube \
+	bob.bio.base \
+	bob.bio.gmm \
+	bob.bio.spear \
+	bob.bio.face \
+	bob.bio.video \
+	gridtk \
+	coveralls
+
+echo "You can now activate your environment like this:"
+echo "source activate $2"